Do You Know Drones?: Recent Episodes
Jason San Souci
Changing public perception about the Drone Industry by providing access to industry leaders and news.
In this riveting episode of "Do You Know Drones?", we're taking you to the heart of Geoweek, where innovation meets practicality. Join our host, Jason Sansucci, as he sits down with the effervescent Elaine Ball, a trailblazing force in geospatial marketing. Elaine brings her vibrant energy and sharp insights to the table, discussing the challenges of marketing complex geospatial technologies and the strategies that can transform technical innovations into market success stories.
Elaine doesn't just stop at marketing; she's on a mission to revolutionize the industry's approach to sales and customer engagement. With her dynamic tactics, she's helping companies generate leads, increase profits, and, most importantly, understand their buyers. Get ready for a deep dive into how Elaine's company, EBL, is reshaping the way the geospatial sector connects with its audience and how her initiatives are not only driving business growth but also filling the workforce gap with passionate new talent.
But that's not all – Elaine is also the mastermind behind "Get Kids into Survey," a global initiative that's capturing the imagination of the next generation and addressing the industry's workforce shortage head-on. With her captivating stories and infectious enthusiasm, Elaine is a beacon of inspiration, proving that marketing is far more than just the "coloring in department."
Whether you're a seasoned industry professional or a curious newcomer, this episode is a goldmine of wisdom, wit, and a testament to the power of innovative thinking. Tune in for an unforgettable journey into the world of geospatial technology marketing with the one and only Elaine Ball.
GeospatialMarketing #GetKidsIntoSurvey #EBL
Get ready to explore the skies with our latest podcast episode featuring Mohamed Mostafa, the Lead Technical Authority at Trimble. Uncover the groundbreaking advancements in drone mapping and how Trimble's cloud-based processing is empowering precision data collection for the masses. This is your chance to hear from an industry titan about the future of UAS technology and its significant impacts. Don't miss this insightful episode that simplifies complex geospatial concepts, making them as accessible as watching your favorite show on Netflix. Listen now and join us in witnessing the evolution of an industry!
In this powerful and timely episode of "Do You Know Drones?", we're broadcasting straight from the Commercial UAV Expo 2023 in Las Vegas, bringing you a crucial conversation with Valerii Iakovenko, the Founder of DroneUA. In the midst of ongoing conflict, Ukraine has turned to drone technology as a pivotal tool in their strategies and operations. Valerii takes us behind the scenes, providing firsthand insights into how drones are being utilized on the ground for various critical applications, ranging from surveillance and reconnaissance to logistical support.
This episode sheds light on the innovative ways in which drone technology is contributing to the country’s resilience, as well as the challenges and opportunities that have emerged in this high-stakes environment. Valerii’s perspective offers a unique glimpse into the role of drones in modern conflict, highlighting the importance of technology, innovation, and strategic thinking in these turbulent times.
Whether you’re a drone enthusiast, a professional in the field, or simply interested in understanding the impact of technology in global affairs, this episode provides a compelling and informative look at a topic that is shaping our world today. Don't miss this opportunity to gain insights from the front lines with Valerii Iakovenko and DroneUA.
Join us on the 'Do You Know Drones?' podcast as we soar into the future with Elad Shalev of Skywatch.AI! Dive deep into the next big wave in drone insurance, innovations on the horizon, and how the skies are changing for drone professionals everywhere. Don't miss out on this electrifying chat! #DroneInsurance #FutureSkies #SkywatchAI
In this special episode of "Do You Know Drones?", we're coming to you live from the Commercial UAV Expo 2023 in vibrant Las Vegas! Join us as we sit down with Kristen Costello, VP of Safety and Compliance at DroneUp. Dive into the intricacies of drone safety, the ever-evolving landscape of compliance, and get a glimpse into the future of drone technology. Kristen's expertise and insights are not to be missed, making this episode a must-listen for drone enthusiasts and professionals alike. Soar with us as we navigate the dynamic skies of the drone industry!
Ukrainian Drone Enthusiasts have been volunteering drones and expertise to help repel Russian forces. I reached out to Denys Sushko, Head of Operations in Kyiv-based DroneUA, to dig deeper into this story. Denys sent several pictures and videos that document the efforts of the drone industry to support Ukraine during this conflict. If you want to further support these efforts, Denys provide the following links for anyone that wants to donate drone equipment or help fund humanitarian missions in Ukraine:
Drones For Ukraine - https://dronyukrajine.cz/en/home.html
Come Back Alive - https://www.comebackalive.in.ua/
In this episode, we put the newly signed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into context for the drone industry.
LIVE from the Commercial UAV Expo Exhibit Hall in Las Vegas!
For this drone conference interview, I sat down with a long-time friend and drone visionary, Thomas Haun, COO of Turner Mining Group. I lost count of how many times I giggled like a schoolgirl during this interview.
We talked about how excited we were to be back in person, how the industry is moving forward, and how we can normalize public perception.
Ein Prosit!
You can learn more about Thomas and Turner Mining Group here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomashaun/
https://turnermining.com/
Scientists in the United Arab Emirates are making it rain using electrical charges from drones to manipulate the weather and force rainfall across the desert region. All the major news outlets are talking about this!
Learn more here: https://www.uaerep.ae/
That’s right! Flying cars may be here before you know it! AirCar, a prototype flying car from Slovakia, moved closer to production this week, fulfilling a key development milestone in a 35-minute flight from the international airport in Nitra to the international airport in Bratislava on June 28th, 2021.
In this innovator interview, I was joined by TWO 3D scanning powerhouses:
- Jordan Kock, SolidClouds - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordanjjfkock/
- Jonathan Stephens, EveryPoint - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanstephens/
In this interview, we explore their collaboration to bring 3D BIM to the masses.
Learn more about SolidClouds, EveryPoint, and this Podcast by visiting our LinkedIn pages:
- SolidClouds - https://www.linkedin.com/company/solid-clouds/
- EveryPoint - https://www.linkedin.com/company/everypointio/
- Do You Know Drones? - https://www.linkedin.com/company/do-you-know-drones/
The dream of rapid residential drone delivery is quickly becoming a reality. Walmart has invested in drone delivery company DroneUp following a pilot last year with automated deliveries of COVID-19 nasal swab test kits proving that they can deliver select items to customers in minutes versus hours. According to Tom Ward, Walmart SVP of Last Mile, “this investment is a natural next step, proving that the opportunity to scale drone delivery is within reach.”
These are the Top 5 Drone MIssion Gotchas according to drone professionals on Clubhouse. Join us in the Commercial Drone Pilot Club.
In this episode, I will share with you where to invest $100 in a scrappy autonomous drone delivery start-up called Skycart. Invest as little as $100 here on WeFunder: www.wefunder.com/skycart
Just over 400 years ago the original Mayflower set sail from Plymouth, United Kingdom bound for Plymouth, MA on a voyage of discovery. This month, a collaboration of maritime innovators aims to launch a second Mayflower to repeat the journey - this time with no humans aboard.
In Christiansburg, Virginia, Girl Scout cookies are falling from the heavens. Well, not exactly. They are being delivered not by young girls in uniform but by Google-developed Wing drones, a futuristic twist on how to get your fill of Thin Mints.
Wing, a subsidiary of Google’s parent company Alphabet Inc., reached out to the Girl Scouts of Virginia Skyline about making cookie drops to help boost cookie sales, which are still being impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
What's your favorite Girl Scout Cookie? I love Samoas!
The turf war of drone operator versus surveyor has been thrust into the light in the form of new legal battles. The North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors are seeking to prosecute any drone pilot that engages in “mapping, surveying and photogrammetry, stating accuracy, providing location and dimension data and producing orthomosaic maps, quantities, and topographic information.” As a result, many drone pilots in the state have abandoned drone mapping altogether.
Companies of all kinds are turning to drones to cut costs, increase efficiency, decrease workload or simply do what humans cannot. The $2.3B recreational drone market and the $30B wearables market could come together to produce something very unique in health and wellness: fitness drones.
Join me on YouTube LIVE on Monday morning to watch the coverage of the Mars Ingenuity Helicopter First Flight!
Drones continue to push the limits of what’s possible. Silicon Valley-based Skyfront flew from sunrise to sunset (that’s over 13 hours!) covering over 205 miles along the California Coastal Range. The flight was performed by the Skyfront Perimeter 8, a gasoline-electric hybrid multirotor drone designed to exceed the capabilities of most helicopters.
Many students are still connecting to school from home and those in rural communities struggle without reliable internet; 50% have poor connections that don’t support video or many types of educational software. Students in rural Wisconsin will soon be getting access to the internet by drone.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Friday her government is supporting a new project using drones designed to monitor and protect the Maui dolphin, one of the world's rarest marine mammals.
Mission controllers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California have received the first status report from the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, which landed Feb. 18, 2021, at Jezero Crater attached to the belly of the agency’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover. The downlink, which arrived at 3:30 p.m. PST (6:30 p.m. EST) via a connection through the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, indicates that both the helicopter, which will remain attached to the rover for 30 to 60 days, and its base station (an electrical box on the rover that stores and routes communications between the rotorcraft and Earth) are operating as expected.
Drone delivery on golf courses is gaining momentum quickly because of COVID-19 limiting in-person interaction. Earlier this week, AgEagle and Valqari demonstrated an innovative drone delivery system to officials at the Sun City Country Club about 30 minutes NW of Phoenix, AZ.
Even basketball legend, Michael Jordan, has implemented drone delivery on his ultra-exclusive golf course in South Florida, Grove 23.
2021 has already seen a bunch of records for drone delivery company, Zipline. They expanded from delivering blood to a wide variety of medical supplies in 2020 and have now delivered over 1,000,000 doses of vaccines. They also hit 10,000,000 km flown in operations and signed a new contract with Nigeria.
Researchers in China have moved one step closer to making the quantum internet a reality. Using two drones and two ground stations, a team of scientists has successfully beamed entangled photons across a distance of 0.6 miles (1 km). The experiment demonstrates the potential of a mobile quantum network, whereby encrypted information could be sent more securely than the internet we know today.
I have questions about drone insurance. What is it? How does it work? What's covered? Do I need it? Today, we chat with Yuval Caspi, a Broker with Skywatch.AI, for a deep dive into the mysterious world of drone insurance.
Welcome to Drone Mapping 101 - Orthomosaics
Join me, a Drone Scientist, each week for a new lesson. We will cover GCPs, Point Clouds, RTK/PPK, NDVI, Thermography, and more fundamentals of GIS and Remote Sensing. Designed for commercial drone pilots that want to take their service to the next level!
This lesson is sponsored by Skywatch.AI drone insurance (www.skywatch.ai)
One of the advantages of this year's all-digital CES was a whole new level of on-demand exhibitor access. During the GM Keynote, CEO Mary Barra unveiled some advanced mobility concepts including the Cadillac VTOL - Vertical Takeoff and Landing. I know that I'm ready for zero emissions, zero congestion, and zero crashes. What do you think?
Flying at night is already difficult. Follow these mitigations and you'll stay in top form during night flights.
Now that the rulings for Remote ID and Operations Over People have been finalized by the FAA, we should concentrate on what ALL drone pilots need to know. Night operations are necessary for many applications, but they have nuances that daytime operations just don't have.
The final episode of 2020! Israeli company BeeFree Agro has launched the "Joe" click and herd solution.
DJI joins 77 entities on the US Commerce Department's Entity List. What does this mean?
Brought to you by SkyWatch.AI - Advanced Drone Insurance, On-Demand - www.skywatch.ai
Aevum held a virtual roll-out this week of their RAVN-X autonomous launch vehicle - the world's largest UAS.
Percepto and Boston Robotics are taking a collaborative approach to industrial inspection.
The US Navy is using drones to test new expeditionary logistics tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).
Unhampered by aviation regulations, indoor drones have been able to address labor shortages, decrease expenses, and scale to a production environment.
Deputies in Cass County, Missouri used a thermal-enabled drone to find a missing 93-year-old woman in 4 minutes
European-based 5G!Drones Project is testing 5G-equipped drones to improve network connectivity at large events.
Wireless in-flight drone recharging could be the missing technology to enable scalable, continuous drone operations.
Capacity will also be limited, 600 hand sanitizer dispensers have been installed, face coverings will be mandatory and there will be a six-foot distancing rule between seated groups.
Neurodiversity Works (501c3) helps prepare neurodiverse students for careers in GIS and AI using drones.
Amazon has patented a drone with a retractable tow rope to pull extreme skiers to fresh powder.
Drones were used to survey dangerous terrain for National Geographic’s Lost on Everest which aired June 30th
Agricultural labor shortages are increasing, but drones can plant seeds over 90% faster than humans.
One couple falsely imprisoned for the Gatwick Drone incident have been awarded $250K from Sussex Police
The ALTIUS reconnaissance drone was demonstrated in early March at Yuma Proving Grounds, AZ.
The USSF launched the unmanned X-37B with many experiments aboard - including FalconSAT-8
A 152-year-old pub north of Dublin is staying connected to patrons by delivering beer using a drone.
Reporting from Agility Prime - a US Air Force sponsored flying car virtual event - Part 1
Drones that mimic insects are highly wind-tolerant and could be used by soldiers for reconnaissance
Interview with Volansi CEO Hannan Parvizian
Part 3: What is the future of the drone industry?
Interview with Volansi CEO Hannan Parvizian
Part 2: How has COVID-19 affected Volansi operations?
Creative drone-savvy folks are having fun suspending TP to their small drones and flying them across cities to friends.