This Week's Podcast
Tom Swoyer, President of Grand Sky Development Company, talks about organization's UAS mission and vision and how the investments that have been made are yielding jobs, development and increasing the tax base. Thus proving UAS can provide community wide benefits
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Spotlight - Autonomy
Trevor Woods, Executive Director of the Northern Plains UAS Test Site gives us an update on Vantis and other initiatives where they’re leading in UAS operations and integration.
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Yariv Bash, CEO and Co-Founder of Flytrex, talks about the company's innovative hot food drone delivery service and how drones are transforming the home food delivery industry.
David Adjiashvili, Founder and Vice President of Products at Drone Harmony, talks about the company’s 3-D mapping services and how that technology can be used to accurately map and model large vertical geographic areas.
Jonathan Ehrlich, COO of T2D2, talks about the company’s AI inspection services and how that technology is simplifying the façade and infrastructure inspections.
Spotlight - Mapping & Inspections
Ian Foley, CEO of Pacific Triangle, talks about the drone service provider industry and the challenges and opportunities of starting and leading a new company. He provides insights into how to lead-the-ship through the fast-changing UAV landscape.
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Nader Elm, CEO and Founder of EXYN Technologies, talks about the company's Level 4 autonomous drones, and how the technology is successfully mapping dangerous and isolated underground locations in the mining industry, saving time and providing added safety benefits.
Brandon Torres Declet, CEO of AgEagle, talks about company, current customer needs and overall trends in the drone industry. A really great interview.
Lukas Fraser, LIDAR Specialist at NV5 Geospatial talks about the process to collect LiDAR and image data with UAVs, how that data is analyzed, and then how products are created that provide value to clients.
Spotlight - Counter UAS and Drone Detection
Jeffrey Starr, CMO of D-Fend Solutions talks about the company’s innovative EnforceAir drone detection and mitigation system and how it successfully and safely neutralized a drone threat to Pope Francis in 2021.
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Aaditya Devarakonda (AD), CEO of Dedrone, talks about the company's detection solutions, an innovative partnership with Swisscom Broadcast to protect their clients from drone incursions and how this technology could, in the future, as a shield to protect cities.
Ken Geyer (Liteye) and Keven Gambold (Unmanned Experts) talk about their respective companies, the current state of UAS threats and the evolving threats posed by UAS Swarm technology.
What was 2021 like for the Drone Industry? Hear from industry notables like Brandon Torres, Nick Flom, Brent Skorup, Amit Ganjoo, Romeo Duracher, Steven Flynn, Desmond Wheatley, Matt Dunlevy and others as they share insights into their company and on the drone industry.
News From The Web
Stories
Jeremiah Karpowicz of the Commercial UAV Expo shares details on this year’s Commercial UAV Expo and his thoughts on the commercial drone industry.
Didi Horn, CEO and Founder of SkyX talks about the company’s long-range asset monitoring service and how its providing value and safety to oil and gas companies.
James Shea, Founder and Publisher of the Food Delivery News talks about what restaurants are looking for in food delivery, and how drones are filling that growing need.
Popular Topics
Jovan Tanasijevic and Jamie Wiener of the Boston Drone Film Festival talk about the history of the event, this year’s schedule and how we can attend and participate in the virtual film festival.
Lucas Le Bell (Cerbair) and Mike Monnik (DroneSec) talk about their respective companies, the nature of today’s drone threats and their partnership to deliver an enhanced level of counter UAS threat intelligence.
Jonathan Ehrlich, COO of T2D2, talks about the company’s AI inspection services and how that technology is simplifying the façade and infrastructure inspections.
Women And Drones
Policy & Regulations
Brent Skorup, Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, talks about how local and state property rights laws could affect where drones fly and why these units of government should become more involved in the air management discussion to better prepare themselves for the future.
Lisa Ellman, Executive Director of the Commercial Drone Alliance shares the organization's view of the proposed Remote ID rule as well as other initiatives the Alliance is currently involved to push the industry forward.
Shawn Bullard. President of the Duetto Group, talks about federal UAS policy issues, Air Mobility, the 2019 Drone Focus Conference.
Chris Korody talks about some of the UAS legislative initiatives that will affect the drone industry, the respective roles of the FAA and Congress in passing bills and regulations and how operators can prepare themselves for what may occur in the next few years.
Philip Butterworth-Hayes shares his perspective on efforts to create an unmanned traffic management system in Europe and he compares those efforts with what he’s observed here in the United States.
Education and Training
Patricia Hume, CEO of Canvas GFX, talks about the company, the partnership with Zipline to create interactive 3D product models and the benefits of using new technologies to streamline workflows and communicate ideas.
Christian Janke, Assistant Professor at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University talks about the use of small drones in education, the safe integration of uavs into the airspace, the potentials of Urban Air Mobility, and the prevention of drone misuse.
Desi Ekstein, founder of OntheGoVideo.biz traces her path from part-time hobbyist to full-time commercial drone operator. She shares her experiences, provides advice & shows that anyone with passion and time, can establish a successful presence in the drone industry.
Jesse Pacheco, CEO of Drone Forward, talks about makes this organization different from other STEAM programs and he shares his excitement in introducing young adults to a variety of rewarding drone careers.
Lisa Murray talks about plans by Diversified Communications to hold this year’s Commercial UAV Expo and the UAV Expo Europe online, in a virtual format. We talk about how the decision to go virtual came about, the challenges of taking a live event into the online realm and what attendees can expect at this year’s shows.
