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If you’ve ever dealt with a massive point cloud file and wondered where it fits into the rest of your project, Emesent and Trimble are trying to make that process a little less painful. Emesent announced at Intergeo 2026 in Munich that its mobile SLAM scanners can now feed data directly into Trimble Connect and Trimble Business Center, creating a more streamlined path from field scanning to finished survey and construction deliverables. more…

For commercial drone operators, flying the drone can sometimes be the easy part. Figuring out whether you’re actually allowed to fly it is another story. A Finnish drone company thinks it has a better way to deal with that problem. more…

Drone operators aren’t the only ones who need to know what’s flying nearby. Airports, utilities, energy companies and critical infrastructure operators also need visibility into drones operating around their facilities. That’s the focus of a new partnership between Airwise Solutions and UAS Sentry, which aims to combine drone detection with a broader view of low-altitude airspace. more…

A routine real estate shoot in Alabama took a dramatic turn when a photographer says someone fired a gun at his drone, sending a DJI Mavic 4 Pro crashing out of the sky. more…

A police drone operator in the UK is facing disciplinary proceedings after a DJI Matrice 30T struck an overhead cable and then seriously injured a child on the ground. more…