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From Intergeo 2025: Digital Twin Technology Preserves Alcatraz Island

A groundbreaking digital preservation project has created the most comprehensive 3D map of Alcatraz Island ever produced, combining cutting-edge drone technology, artificial intelligence, and reality capture systems to document one of America’s most notorious historical sites. Pete Kelsey, founder of VCTO Labs, presented the remarkable achievements of this ambitious project at Intergeo 2025 in Frankfurt, […]

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From Air Taxis to Emergency Transport: FAA Calls for AAM Proposals

DOT, FAA call for proposals for AAM operations  By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill  The U.S. Department of Transportation and the FAA have issued a call for state, local, tribal and territorial (SLTT) governments to compete for a chance to launch a pilot program to test out their plans to incorporate electric vertical takeoff and […]

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AI-Driven UTM Deployed in North Texas to Monitor Drone Traffic

Canadian company launches Texas drone traffic management system By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill As drone traffic increases in the skies above North Texas, a Canadian digital infrastructure provider has established a UAS traffic management system (UTM) to give drone operators and regulators an opportunity to see who is sharing the crowded airspace. Toronto-based AirMatrix […]

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INTERGEO 2025 Opens Registration for World’s Largest Geospatial Tech Event

Frankfurt to Host Global Leaders in Mapping, UAV Innovation, and Smart City Solutions This October by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian J. McNabb INTERGEO, the world’s leading trade fair for geodesy, geoinformation, and land management, recently announced that ticket sales had begun for their flagship gathering to be held this October in Frankfurt Am Main.  According […]

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Drones Transform Emergency Response with Advanced Communication Technology [VIDEO]

AERIAL Research Project Develops Groundbreaking UAS Communication Systems The AERIAL research project, a collaboration between VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and New York University Tandon School of Engineering, is advancing drone technology to enhance urban safety and emergency response. This three-year project, concluding in December 2024, focuses on creating advanced communication systems for Unmanned […]

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Front End Conducts Historic Air Taxi Trial in Mecca

Pioneering demonstration aims to enhance mobility solutions for future Hajj events in Saudi Arabia Front End, a leader in integrating advanced technology across sectors, has successfully enabled the first unmanned air taxi trial in Mecca, in collaboration with EHang, the leading urban air mobility (UAM) technology platform company. This trial signifies a key advancement towards […]

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INTERGEO 2024: World’s Largest Geoinformation and Land Management Conference

Join Us at Messe Stuttgart, September 24-26, for Three Days of Cutting-Edge Exhibitions, Lectures, and Networking Opportunities with a Special Focus on Drone Technology at the Unmanned Systems Stage Germany’s own INTERGEO, the world’s largest geoinformation and land management conference, has begun ticket sales for its arrival at Messe Stuttgart in the eponymous capital of […]

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The Vertiport Designed to Go Anywhere: Skyportz Unveils Vertistop™ at Dubai Airshow

Skyportz Unveils Innovative Vertistop™ Vertiport Design at Dubai Airshow In an announcement at the Dubai Airshow, Skyportz, in collaboration with Contreras Earl Architecture and Arup, has unveiled its latest modular sustainable vertiport design – the Skyportz Vertistop™. This innovative design aims to revolutionize urban mobility by addressing the need for compact and affordable public vertiports […]

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Beyond Buildings: the Digital Systems that Will Manage Vertiport Operations for Urban Air Mobility

ANRA Technologies Introduces Vertiport Management System (VMS) for Urban Air Mobility at Dubai Air Show ANRA Technologies, a global leader in uncrewed vehicle mission management and operations solutions, unveiled its Vertiport Management System (VMS) at the Dubai Air Show, addressing a critical digital technology gap in managing Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) Urban Air Mobility […]

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Airobotics Will Add More Optimus Drone Systems to Dubai for Public Safety Response

Israeli-based drone manufacturer Airobotics, (a subsidiary of Ondas Holdings) recently announced a $2.6 million order for additional Optimus drone systems from a local government entity in Dubai, UAE for public safety and emergency response operations.  by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian J. McNabb The Optimus system, which is based on a network of drones centrally operated […]

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