Ask Drone U

• ADU 1373: How can drone 2D/3D models help make dirt work efficient in construction projects?

  Can 2D or 3D models make dirt work in construction more efficient? What techniques exist and how can businesses go about efficiently conducting earth work. Happy New Year from Drone U to you and your family. Today’s episode is also brought to you by Colorado Drone Chargers, specialists who offer drone charging systems that charge multiple batteries and a flight controller at the same time, offering the fastest, and most efficient drone charging solutions on the market. On today's episode we discuss about mapping specifically how 2D or 3D models can help business involved in construction and how these models can efficiently show how materials / earth work can accurately measured. Every construction project involves a significant amount of dirt work and understanding how much earth is required for various construction needs in a project. Our question for today is from Marco Pena who would like to know how drone 2D/3D models can help businesses involved in dirt work. We discuss about the multiple techniques that business currently utilize and how drones have revolutionized the often arbitrary effort on the field. We also discuss about software and techniques involved in measurement and making earth work efficient and conducting volumetric measurements. Tune in to this insightful and educational podcast on how you can use drone technology for understanding how to efficiently and effectively measure and carry out dirt work in the field of construction. 5-Day Free Course: Thriving Drone Real Estate Business Transform your drone operations into a thriving real estate-focused business. Learn client management, pricing for profit, and creating high-value deliverables. Grow My Drone Business Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [03:42] Today's question on how a 2D or 3D model can help with dirt work [05:03] The evolution of earth works with the use of drones and the changes in cut and fill techniques [11:49] Calculating the actual amount of dirt work using drones [11:10] Development of Grok and its use cases [17:25] Best software to utilize for measurement and calculation of dirt work [22:19] Importance of having technical knowledge to drive sales in business

  --------  
• ADU 1372: AI Tracks & Legal Beats: Unlocking Copyright-Free Music for Drone Video Creators

  Using AI for developing creative content for business. Happy New Year from Drone U to you and your family. On today's episode we discuss how we can use AI for creative endeavours. When is it ok and when it isn't and how we can use AI for multiple use cases. In today's AI world where AI is able to accomplish a multitude of tasks from video and audio to text based projects, we discuss how AI can be leveraged in the development of content for drone industry specifically. We go over tools like suno.com and sora.com that can be used to create audio and video and talk about commercial use, monetization and discuss copyright ownership. Tune in to this insightful and educational podcast on how you can use AI for your creative content requirements and learn about the many use cases of AI. 5-Day Free Course: Thriving Drone Real Estate Business Transform your drone operations into a thriving real estate-focused business. Learn client management, pricing for profit, and creating high-value deliverables. Grow My Drone Business Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [07:00] Robots and innovations at CES 2025 [08:20] Using AI for filling in for creative work [10:35] Today's question on use of AI for content creation [11:10] Development of Grok and its use cases [16:25] Creating music content for your videos using AI - examples [23:36] Terms of Use and commercial licensing and copyright

  --------  
• ADU 1371: Interview with Bobby Sakaki, UAV expert and CEO of UAS Nexus on Drone Industry Geopolitics, DJI Ban, and the Future of U.S. Drone Tech

  Landscape of US Drone Industry: DJI Ban, equipment, tech and future of the industry. On today's episode we talk with Bobby Sakaki, UAV expert and CEO of UAS Nexus. We discuss with Bobby on the current state of the UAV industry and his insights on critical topics such as DJI Ban, US politics on the industry, latest tech and impact of supply chain and geopolitics in drone industry. Learn all about the topics and events in the industry that can impact drone pilots in today's uncertain environment. 5-Day Free Course: Thriving Drone Real Estate Business Transform your drone operations into a thriving real estate-focused business. Learn client management, pricing for profit, and creating high-value deliverables. Grow My Drone Business Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:23] Is a tariff based strategy good for the US Drone Industry [03:00] Discussions and thoughts on DJI ban [05:57] Are the efforts for growing the UAV industry on the right track? [10:20] Who are the upcoming players in the drone industry that are promising to be key players in the future and why - Quantum Systems, FreeFly, Firestorm [16:25] Are US companies equipped to replace or compete with DJI? [24:23] Is DJI's strategy working on providing high value equipment during the transition to US drones? [34:22] Section 1709 - Can federal government enforce an operational ban [01:04:10] What is UAV Nexus - Bobby's company and how does it help pilots

  --------  
• ADU 1369: The Jersey Swarm: All the Theories About the Drones in New Jersey

  Whats all with recent news of drone swarm? Are there people who are aware of these drones and their flight missions? Today’s episode is also brought to you by Colorado Drone Chargers, specialists who offer drone charging systems that charge multiple batteries and a flight controller at the same time, offering the fastest, and most efficient drone charging solutions on the market. On today's episode we discuss the very recent news event of drone swarm recently observed in NJ and discuss the various theories surrounding the incident. On Sunday, New Jersey was under a 'siege' of drone swarm with its mission objectives unknown and incidents of it following a US coast guard ship. Adding to the mystery was the origin of the drones, the intention of flight and the overall perception and theories floating around the drone swarm. We discuss about the timeline of events and what is known in the public domain along with discussing the theories currently in the industry, the government and the general public. We review the details of these flights and what are the implications for drone pilot and what the US government can do and not do in this scenario. Tune in today to know more about the event and its implications for the industry as a whole. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [03:09] Today's discussion on the NJ Drone swarm [07:33] Is the incident an intelligence failure or a communication problem with various stakeholders [09:33] timeline of events and theories around the drone flights [15:10] Other theories surrounding the drone swarm [18:33] Why does NJ and NY have high radiation readings and are the drones nuclear drones? [25:56] Key takeaway from the incident

  --------  
• ADU 1368: Feedback after Interview with Adam Bry, Skydio’s stance, DJI Ban and the Road Ahead

  Interview with Adam Bry, comments, feedback and more on the DJI Ban. On today's episode we discuss about some of the recent feedback we received from the online community about our recent interview with Skydio's Adam Bry. We discuss certain comments received about their take on Skydio and Adam Bry and elaborate on our view in the larger fight on DJI, Chinese technology and bans in the US. We discuss blanket bans and the overall need for having comprehensive knowledge prior to making decisions that impact the industry as a whole. FY 2025 NDAA Conference Text: What Happened with the “Countering CCP Drones Act” Real Estate Series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccAYtgfG_68&list=PL9QgOnFmIV8jTsMILdpQ32nQg6fcAoJpr&index=3 Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:54] Listen to the feedback we received after our podcast with Adam Bry from Skydio episode [04:25] The discussions on Adam Bry's take on China and being pro-Skydio [08:41] Why we need to understand the decisions behind the ban and how intelligent response is required [14:35] The ongoing division between the US departments and DJI bans [16:22] Solutions available in the community for addressing ways to work in the absence of DJI [28:05] How do we ensure a stable future without a ban while having companies like Skydio exist as well [32:43] Can ban become null and void with a new incoming government and the outcome of the TikTok case in Supreme court currently [35:57] How you as a smart business person be ready for a potential change in the drone industry

  --------  

Meer Vrije tijd podcastsMeer Vrije tijd podcasts

Trending Vrije tijd -podcasts

Over Ask Drone U