Airborne Optical Sectioning Archives

Very Cool Airborne Optical Sectioning Now Available for DJI Aircraft

March 22, 2022 by Steve Rhode

Manufacturer Clearly States Thermal Camera Can’t See Through Trees

Last year I interviewed Professor Oliver Bimber regarding the new technology his team was developing to allow drones to see thru trees. It actually does not make the cameras magical, but it kind of does. To learn more about this technology that can help you find targets obscured by vegetation, see Airborne Optical Sectioning – … Read more

DJI Mavic Mini 2 – Accident – 2022-02-05
Drone Manufacturer: DJI Drone Model: Mavic Mini 2 Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Type: Accident Date: 2022-02-05 Applies: Pilot Qualifications: Unknown Status Pilot Flight Experience: Unknown Hours Link to External Information About This submission: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aaib-record-only-uas-investigations-reviewed-february-march-2022/aaib-record-only-uas-investigations-reviewed-february-march-2022 File Uploaded: None Description The pilot misjudged the height of aContinue Reading
DJI Inspire 2 – Accident – 2022-02-11
Drone Manufacturer: DJI Drone Model: Inspire 2 Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Type: Accident Date: 2022-02-11 Applies: Pilot Qualifications: Unknown Status Pilot Flight Experience: Unknown Hours Link to External Information About This submission: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aaib-record-only-uas-investigations-reviewed-february-march-2022/aaib-record-only-uas-investigations-reviewed-february-march-2022 File Uploaded: None Description Six minutes into a flight that was filmingContinue Reading
DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise – Accident – 2022-02-08
Drone Manufacturer: DJI Drone Model: Mavic 2 Enterprise Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Type: Accident Date: 2022-02-08 Applies: Pilot Qualifications: Unknown Status Pilot Flight Experience: Unknown Hours Link to External Information About This submission: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aaib-record-only-uas-investigations-reviewed-february-march-2022/aaib-record-only-uas-investigations-reviewed-february-march-2022 File Uploaded: None Description The UA clipped a tree in aContinue Reading
DJI Mavic 2 – Accident – 2021-11-23
Drone Manufacturer: DJI Drone Model: Mavic 2 Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Type: Accident Date: 2021-11-23 Applies: Pilot Qualifications: Unknown Status Pilot Flight Experience: Unknown Hours Link to External Information About This submission: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aaib-record-only-uas-investigations-reviewed-february-march-2022/aaib-record-only-uas-investigations-reviewed-february-march-2022 File Uploaded: None Description The UA was being operated commercially to captureContinue Reading
DJI Inspire 2 – Accident – 2022-02-25
Drone Manufacturer: DJI Drone Model: Inspire 2 Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Type: Accident Date: 2022-02-25 Applies: Pilot Qualifications: Unknown Status Pilot Flight Experience: Unknown Hours Link to External Information About This submission: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aaib-record-only-uas-investigations-reviewed-february-march-2022/aaib-record-only-uas-investigations-reviewed-february-march-2022 File Uploaded: None Description Whilst carrying out a filming flight the remoteContinue Reading