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Neuron wins at Revolution Aero

London-based tech startup wins at respected aviation pitch competition They pitched against five other high quality aviation startups to take first place Last week Neuron participated in Revolution Aero‘s pitch competition, which is one of the leading supporters of aviation start-ups globally. The competition was an opportunity to get Neuron in front of potential investors,…

Improve the efficiency of UAV LiDAR surveys with longer flight times

Small improvements to a drone LiDAR survey can make big differences in efficiency, productivity and safety. A major limiting factor for any UAV survey is the drone’s battery life which, along with the weight of the payload, impacts on the drone’s flight time. Imagine the improved productivity and scope of work which could be undertaken…

CAA response to the Airspeeder Incident

Background: In July 2019 there was an incident involving an Alauda Airspeeder MKII unmanned aircraft at Goodwood Aerodrome, West Sussex, during a demonstration flight.  There were no fatalities or injuries, and the unmanned aircraft was destroyed. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) investigated the accident, and the report can be found on the AAIB website….

Adjuster’s Perspective: How one Drone Flight saved an Insurer over £200k

2nd Feb When it comes to using tech in insurance, it can be difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff. So many claims are made about how technology will enable adjusters to be more efficient and effective but with so much noise in the insurtech space and, regrettably, a number of false dawns, it…

Pop-Up UTM successfully demonstrated by Altitude Angel, Inmarsat and A-Techsyn

Test flights using drones flying Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS) confirm ground-breaking capabilities of unmanned traffic management platform London, UK; Altitude Angel, the world’s leading Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) technology provider, Inmarsat, the world leader in global mobile satellite communications, and A-techSYN, a foremost manufacturer of next generation Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), today announced the successful conclusion of…

Drone Harmony Select Altitude Angel as Global Map Data Provider

London, UK:  Altitude Angel, the world’s leading UTM (Unmanned Traffic Management) technology provider, today announced mission planning platform, Drone Harmony, has opted to embed Altitude Angel’s market-leading data in its flight mapping solutions. Drone Harmony is a software company developing a data capture platform that enables enterprises to capture quality data of infrastructure assets, thus addressing…

New UAS Regulations come into force on 31 December 2020

Information for standard permission holders: The new UAS regulations will become applicable in the UK on the 31st December 2020, with the intent of simplifying the overall process for UAS operations. Once in UK law operations of unmanned aircraft will fall into one of three categories: Open category – operations that present a low (or no) risk…