Survey drone strikes Manchester crane

A surveying drone has struck a tower crane on a Manchester construction site despite having its obstacle-avoidance system enabled, an air accident report has revealed. The DJI Matrice 4E was following a pre-selected flight path over a site in Cheetham Hill on 3 August when… The post Survey drone strikes Manchester crane appeared first on Construction News.

Surveying drone hits tower crane on Manchester site

"Remote pilots may not have fully understood the limitations of the obstacle avoidance software"

Trimble Shows New Connect Project Review Abilities, Debuts WorksManager Drone Data Platform

Trimble debuted a new drone data platform in Worksmanager and several new agentic AI workflows at its annual Dimensions conference in Las Vegas.

London borough cuts maintenance costs with ‘digital twin’

High-res drone imagery allowing “faster and more cost-effective” maintenance surveys The post London borough cuts maintenance costs with ‘digital twin’ appeared first on AEC Magazine.

Watch: Drone footage shows Manchester road junction redesign that finished three months early

Works to upgrade a junction on Wilmslow Road in Manchester have now been completed three months earlier than planned. The post Watch: Drone footage shows Manchester road junction redesign that finished three months early appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

HS2 - HS2 launches third tunnelling machine in London 12042023

New first person view drone footage shows the launch of the third HS2 tunnelling machine in London. The tunnel, however, won’t be used by HS2 trains, but instead will be used to deliver materials and remove spoil from the northern portal where HS2’s twin bored Euston Tunnel will be constructed.

IET - Advanced Surveying - The Benefits of Drone Technology, 10112021

Professional drone technology is enabling us to reach new heights within the built industry. This lecture reviews advances in drone technology by sees.ai and how Skanska UK has been able to use drone innovations. Webinar presented by IET Central London with Speakers Peter Cater, Development Manager for Skanska, and John McKenna, CEO of sees.ai.

Wendover Productions - Drone Delivery Was Supposed to be the Future. What Went Wrong? 08022022

In 2013 Jeff Bezos announced that within a matter of years autonomous drones would engulf cities, sweeping across skies, delivering packages to front yards just thirty minutes after their order. However, 9 years on, this concept has not been fully implemented due to air right restrictions, safety risks, and the requirement for further technological advancement being required (for autonomous vehicles)

The Economist - New technology: what do you have to fear? 18012022

Managing the risks and rewards of emerging technologies is a tricky balancing act. How is it possible to maximise the upsides of innovation while minimising the potential downsides? Autonomous vehicles, drones and eV-TOL are featured in this video

Tom Scott - Drones vs Lightning, 10042017

At the University of Manchester's High Voltage Laboratory, we see what happens when a DJI Phantom 3 drone gets hit with an electrical impulse of 1.4MV - basically, a lightning strike.

How Multispectral Drone Mapping Is Redefining Infrastructure Intelligence

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