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Sky Drone has recently joined the Dronecode Project that's run by the Linux Foundation. Among many other reputable companies as well as the leading members 3DR, Intel, NXP and Yuneec, Sky Drone is now contributing to the Dronecode Project its expertise in long range BVLOS technology. The Dronecode project is all about lifting drone technology to the next level: THE DRONECODE PROJECT DELIVERS A COLLABORATIVE AND SHARED OPEN SOURCE PLATFORM FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAVS)A neutral place where industry and community developers can contribute technology in order to reduce costs and time to market Source: Dronecode Project. For a long time, Sky Drone...

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The Sky Drone Team has compiled a ready-to-run APM Planner binary for macOS High Sierra.  Download APM Planner 2 for macOS High Sierra(source code available here) Why we've built our own binary We are currently experimenting with various UGS. One of our testing environments involve a MacBook Pro running macOS High Sierra 10.13.6. One of the most popular Ground Control Station "Mission Planner" is only available on Windows. There is an alternative available from the same ArduPilot community called APM Planner, which is supposed to run on Mac OS as well. The current APM Planner binary that's available on http://firmware.ardupilot.org/Tools/APMPlanner/ does not run...

Drones are already saving lives and Sky Drone is making safe BVLOS operations for first responders easier than ever before. Today we announced two new modem options for all of our LTE-enabled UAV communication products. Both are industrial grade LTE Advanced Pro modems with global coverage, one option including support for FirstNet. The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) runs  a dedicated public safety network for police, fire and emergency medical services. Our solution allows first responders to fly drones equipped with Sky Drone technology beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) on a dedicated and managed LTE network to  get valuable...