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/23^rd February 2019, Joao Marcelo Correa, Drone Market Watch™/ The startup Novarum Sky presents a new solution for Direct Georeferencing (DG) for use in fixed or rotary wing drones to enable Georeferenced Maps with very high accuracy and precision, better than 5 cm. But before explaining about the DG Novarum Sky solution, do you know the difference between DG and RTK or PPK? 

/4^th February 2019, Drone Market Watch™/ Wind power industry is developing rapidly in the past decade and at the end of 2018 more than 382,310 wind turbines are operational at global level according to the research department of Drone Market Watch™. This means over 1,146,930 wind turbine blades are subject to physical wear out and need regular inspections throughout their lifespan. 

/30^th January 2019, Airobotics/ Leading automated drone startup Airobotics today announced record growth in 2018 and an expansion of its executive team in its new global headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona, following a recent successful Series D funding round.

/1^st December 2018, Drone Market Watch™/ EASA recently published the first formal Opinion on safe operations for small drones in Europe. Patrick Ky, EASA’s Executive Director said: “this regulation will enable the free circulation of drones and a level playing field within the European Union, while also respecting the privacy and security of EU citizens, and allowing the drone industry to remain agile, to innovate and continue to grow”.

/9^th January 2019, Jesús Jiménez López and Margarita Mulero-Pázmány/ Park managers call for cost-effective and innovative solutions to handle a wide variety of environmental problems that threaten biodiversity in protected areas. Recently, drones have been called upon to revolutionize conservation and hold great potential to evolve and raise better-informed decisions to assist management. Despite great expectations, the benefits that drones could bring to foster effectiveness remain fundamentally unexplored.

/6^th December 2018, Ashley May, USA Today/ New York City Police Department just added a fleet of drones to its force. Fourteen drones will be used by licensed NYPD officers in the Technical Assistance Response Unit for everything from search and rescue operations to monitoring traffic and pedestrians at large events, the department announced Tuesday.

/5^th October 2018, FAA, Drone Market Watch™/ On October 5, 2018, the President Donald Trump signed the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018. The Act establishes new conditions for recreational use of drones and immediately repeals the Special Rule for Model Aircraft. The agency is evaluating the impacts of this change in the law and how implementation will proceed.

/27^th November 2018, Drone Market Watch™/ Amsterdam Drone Week is a co-created events festival, that unites the brightest and most creative minds of the drone (UAV) industry, showcases the latest technology and helps unlock the potential of drones and discovery of new applications. For the duration of one week, this umbrella event connects the entire drone (UAV) value chain through a diversity of events around drone regulations, new technology and future solutions.

/26^th November 2018, Drone Market Watch™/ On 27^th – 28^th of November 2018 the next High Level Conference on Drones will take place at RAI Amsterdam. This time the conference will be hosted by the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management and set during the launch of the first Amsterdam Drone Week bringing together regulatory bodies and industry experts from all around the world.

/9^th October 2018, RPAS Regulations/ The European Commission (EC) published the Draft Implementing Regulation on the rules and procedures for the operation of unmanned aircraft + its Annex, as well as the Draft Delegated Regulation on unmanned aircraft intended for use in the ‘open’ category, and on third-country operators of unmanned aircraft systems + its Annex.