Thermal imaging is an expensive business. It isn't just the camera technology but the brains that go behind it. It has little current purpose for hobby UAV flyers, unless you're a wealthy wildlife enthusiast. The current crop of UAV based platforms is, however, starting to bear fruit. DJI, the market leader has recently launched the XT range of thermal camera for its high end Inspire, Matrice 100 and Matrice 600 multi-rotors. Using a thermal camers brings alive the many aspec

Much has been made of late regarding how to control 'rogue' UAV operators. Multiple reports of near misses, injuries to bystanders and complaints about aerial snooping have abounded in the last few months. From shotguns to Eagles, everybody seems to have had their say on how best to eliminate the very real threat of those UAV users that flout the law. As is often the case, it is the 'hard kill' approaches that are grabbing the headlines. This all seems a bit OTT to us. That s

The coming year is likely to be an important one for the UAV industry. Legislation is at last likely to catch up with technology, particularly within the crowded skies of the EU. We're likely to see new weight categories and restrictions in terms of height and distance(the 400ft/500m rule will come under review, particularly for hobbyists) and we're also likely to see moves towards an owner's database and some form of rudimentary 'black box' technology being fitted to new pur