Month: March 2017

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The War is Not Over: Why Agriculture Drones Deserve a Closer Look

By Colin Snow | March 31, 2017

As many of you know I’ve been researching and writing about agriculture drone solutions since early 2012. I recently came across this OpEd in PrecisionAg titled “Opinion: The Agricultural Drone War Is Over, And They Lost” and read it with great interest. Two and half years ago, our research indicated the same thing—that small drones … Read more

Five Valuable Business Lessons Learned About Drones in Construction

By Colin Snow | March 27, 2017

We just released a new research report titled “Five Valuable Business Lessons Learned About Drones in Construction.” This is the first in a new series of white papers sponsored by BZ Media intended to share lessons learned in specific industries and how to maximize the value drones can deliver in those industries. This year, we … Read more

Who Benefits from Airmap and its Digital Certificates for Drones?

By Colin Snow | March 10, 2017

Airmap, with its low-altitude airspace management platform for drones, continues to garner international market share and new investment, but some uses for its digital certificates raise questions about their role in future airspace regulation.   THE FACTS: AirMap provides low-altitude navigational data and communication tools to the drone industry. In February 2017, they announced $26 … Read more

Why the Drone Network of Tomorrow is Farther Away than You Think

By Colin Snow | March 2, 2017

Airspace integration and management solutions for drones continue to garner new investment, but most options are based on fairytale scenarios and raise more questions than answers. I’ve been doing research on the commercial drone industry since early 2012, and it never ceases to amaze me how much hype there is.  A week doesn’t go by … Read more