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Ground Sample Distance And How It Impacts Drone Surveys
· Tagged: Surveying Drones
A guide to GSD for drone surveying: What it is, why it is important, how it can impact the quality of your maps, and why flight altitude and a good quality camera matter.
heliguy™ Expands Drone Training Team With Former Royal Navy Pilot
· Tagged: Drone Training
- heliguy™ has further expanded its drone training team with the addition of Martin Young –a former Royal Navy helicopter pilot and commercial drone operator who has logged in excess of 500 flight hours with rotary and fixed-wing aircraft.
Industrial Coating Inspection Company Using DJI M300 RTK
· Tagged: Matrice 300
- Europe’s largest coating inspection company launches drone inspection service –spearheaded by the DJI M300 RTK –to save money, increase safety and boost efficiency across sectors such as oil and gas, construction, renewables, marine, industrial and infrastructure.
Transform Drone Surveying Workflows With The DJI P1
Guide to how the DJI Zenmuse P1 photogrammetry camera and DJI M300 RTK transform drone surveying workflows, including efficiency gains, high-resolution imagery for sharp and detailed maps and models, and GCP-free mapping.
Free Terrasolid Licence For DJI Drone LiDAR Data
· Tagged: L1
Terrasolid UAV for DJI L1 is a bespoke software package to simplify LiDAR data processing. The licence is currently free. Use with DJI Terra and turn raw point clouds into usable data and conduct in-depth analysis.
The heliguy™ Drone Assistive Programme
· Tagged: Drone Training
The heliguy™ Drone Assistive Programme empowers in-house commercial drone programmes and bridges capability gaps to ensure pilots have the confidence and competency to conduct complex, industry-specific missions.
Digital Twins, GIS And 3D Augmented Reality
· Tagged: DJI Drones, Surveying Drones
A guide to digital twins: What they are, how they drive business outcomes, why drones have a key role to play, and how AR can evolve the digital twin ecosystem.
DJI Universal Edition Drones For International UAS Operations
· Tagged: DJI Drones
DJI Universal Edition drones are perfect for multinational organisations and drone service providers, enabling seamless operations across different countries. After understanding its location, the drone adjusts itself to be compliant with the local regulatory limits.
Keltbray Doubles Efficiency Using Drones for Powerline Inspections
· Tagged: Drone Inspection, M300 RTK, Matrice 300
- Keltbray is using DJI drones to transform powerline inspections –doubling efficiency, cutting carbon emissions by almost 50%, and conducting drone mapping to create highly-accurate and detailed models and point clouds.
Interview with heliguy™ Fixed-Wing Drone Pilot and Training Instructor
· Tagged: Drone Training
Meet heliguy™ instructor Mark Blaney, who has 13 years of experience in the drone industry. A fixed-wing drone specialist and instructor, Mark has deployed UAS in Afghanistan for the British Army, utilised drones for mine clearance in Kosovo, and has 1,500+ flight hours.
Police Drone Saves Missing Pensioner
· Tagged: Drones for Police, Matrice 300
Watch the amazing moment that the North Wales Police drone finds a missing pensioner. The family of Roy Giblin, 82, has said that 'he didn't stand a chance' without the assistance of the DJI M300 RTK and H20T camera.
Industry-first LiDAR Drone Trial Conducted At Shell Gas Terminal
· Tagged: Drone mapping, L1, Matrice 300, Surveying Drones
Industry-first UK trial of the Zenmuse L1 LiDAR sensor has been conducted between DJI, Bilfinger, Shell UK, RUAS, and heliguy™ at Shell's Bacton Gas Terminal.
London Fire Brigade Endorses Mavic 2 Drone Cage For Internal Inspections
· Tagged: Drone Cage, M2E Advanced, Public safety
London Fire Brigade has endorsed the heliguy™ Mavic 2 Drone Cage, saying it is ideal for internal drone inspections and makes ‘previously impossible operations possible’.
Drone Mapping: A Guide
· Tagged: Drone mapping
Drones and high-resolution cameras can help to build high-resolution, centimetre-accurate 3D and 2D maps and models. Learn about software, mapping drones and how drone mapping can benefit your industry application.
Mini 2 Drone Now Compatible With DJI Smart Controller
· Tagged: DJI Mini 2, DJI Mini Drones, Smart Controller
The DJI Mini 2 drone is now compatible with the DJI Smart Controller, thanks to a firmware update.
Drones For Wildlife Conservation
· Tagged: Commercial Drones, M2E Advanced
Conservation drones are protecting species around the world. Find out how the thermal camera drone, the DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise Advanced, is benefiting an international wildlife project.
DJI Thermal Analysis Tool: A Guide
· Tagged: M2E Advanced, M30, M300, M3T, Matrice 300, Thermal
A guide to the DJI Thermal Analysis Tool, a free software package to analyse radiometric thermal drone data. The DJI Thermal Analysis Tool is compatible with a range of DJI solutions, including the Mavic 3 Thermal, M30T, and H20 payloads for DJI M300 series.
DJI Zenmuse H20T vs XT2 vs FLIR Vue TZ20-R
· Tagged: Commercial Drones, DJI, DJI Gimbals, FLIR Vue, Matrice 210, Matrice 300, Thermal
An in-depth comparison between the DJI Zenmuse H20T, FLIR Vue TZ20-R, and DJI Zenmuse XT2 thermal cameras for drones.
Drone Hire: The Benefits
· Tagged: DJI Drones, Drone Rental
Drone hire has many benefits, including cheaper upfront costs, greater flexibility and dynamic scaling, and providing the option of try before you buy. Find out how heliguy™'s drone rental service can help you.
DJI Air 2S Beginner's Guide
· 5 comments · Tagged: Air 2S, Drone Tutorials
Step-by-step guide to teach you how to set up, activate and update the firmware of the DJI Air 2S drone, as well as basic flight functions and how to take pictures and video.
