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Bigger turnout anticipated at DroneCon

By: Erin Steenhoff-Snethlage 11th May 2018 This year, DroneCon will have more than 40 keynote speakers made up of international and local experts, discussing different topics and issues within the drone industry. DroneCon and Centurion-based company United Drone Holdings CEO Sean Reitz states that the conference, taking place for the... →

Drone industry to expand in 2018

By: Erin Steenhoff-Snethlage 11th May 2018 Any sector has the potential to adapt drones to its purposes, owing to drones being versatile, relatively low cost and on an upward trajectory in terms of technological development, says United Drone Holdings CEO Sean Reitz. “Mines have adopted drones for aerial surveys, which is a cheaper,... →

YEAR OF THE DRONE The versatility of drones make them adaptable for a variety of industries

First use of drone for inspection in Namibia

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 11th May 2018 Rope access specialist Skyriders has used a drone to undertake inspection for an undisclosed mining company on its operation in Namibia, marking it the company’s first use of a drone in this regard for an African country outside of South Africa. Skyriders marketing manager Mike Zinn informs... →

DRONE ZONE As part of its turnkey solution, Skyriders used the Elios drone to conduct a general visual inspection for a client in Namibia

Increased demand for locally manufactured drones in Africa

By: Erin Steenhoff-Snethlage 11th May 2018 South African fixed-wing drone manufacturer and supplier Aerial Monitoring Solutions (AMS) has seen the biggest demand for its Eagle Owl drones in Africa, mainly for mining surveying and security. The Eagle Owl is perfect for the three Ds of industrial work: dull, dangerous and dirty. With AMS... →

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ADAM ROSMAN The Eagle Owl is a robust, multipurpose drone that has a modular design

Advanced Aerial

11th May 2018 Witbank-based mining optimisation company Advanced Aerial specialises in providing processed aerial data to the coal mining and industrial sector. With the convergence of exponential technology, drones are starting to play a more significant role in actionable mine information and can currently... →

Rocketmine

11th May 2018 A small South African born company, drone service provider Rocketmine, has become a drone data service giant in a short space of time. Rocketmine started as a small team that identified a gap in the mining market in 2012. Founding member and MD Christopher Clark has a passion for using technology... →

Backlog in application process stifling drone industry in South Africa

By: Erin Steenhoff-Snethlage 11th May 2018 The lack of urgency in processing commercial drone operating licences and the registering of drones is stifling the drone industry in South Africa, says Cape Town-based drone pilot training school UAV Industries director Ken Venn, who is also a board member of Commercial Unmanned Aircraft... →

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