Southern Cross Drones

Up close and personal. Flying drone around Sydney Opera House on Dronlink mission. @ Sydney Harbour

Wingtra Fly Day is coming. Register your interest and for an incredible experience to see the advanced VTOL drone in action at Long Reef Golf Course in Collaroy, Sydney. 15th November 2017 at 10AM

The Mine of the Future is Run by Drones - very interesting read about decreasing risk for people and using autonomous technologies to make mining more cost effective.

The Mine of the Future Is Run by Drones Drones, 3D scanning, and autonomous vehicles are moving humans away from the risks of the mining industry.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) with the National Geographic and Forest Information Institute (IGN) have created a map of flight restrictions for France for end users to fly drones in a
safe airspace.

Drone flight restrictions in France mapped - sUAS News - The Business of Drones The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the National Geographic and Forest Information Institute (IGN) have created a map of flight restrictions for France. It is hoped that private drone fliers take heed of the map and rather tellingly it is hoped they will avoid reckless and dangerous...

Why 2017 will be year of drones?

http://venturebeat.com/2016/12/31/why-2017-will-be-the-year-of-drones/

Why 2017 will be the year of drones 2016 taught us a lot about drones and their potential to deliver benefits for consumers, communities, and businesses alike. Google and Chipotle tested burrito delivery on the campus of Virginia Tech, while cities nationwide turned to drones to help first responders, inspect bridges and roads, and mo...

Before you fly, make sure you do it in a safe place and according to law. This way we all can enjoy this hobby much more freely and for much longer:

http://thenewdaily.com.au/life/tech/2016/12/19/drone-laws-safety-regulations-australia/

thenewdaily.com.au

QLD farmers are slowly embracing drone technology for mustering the cattle

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-18/drone-mustering-rockhampton-cattle-experiment/8085320

Farmers test drones for mustering Central Queensland farmers are experimenting with drones to muster their stock, in the hope they will one day reduce costs — as well as their workload.

Two WA companies are on the path to resolving one of the very Australian problems - shark detection - and they are going to do it from a drone

http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/sharkdetecting-drone-ready-for-perth-surf/news-story/ee101f8f1dbbd0310c97ed17180a67e3

Surfer inspires shark-detecting drone TWO Perth-based companies have joined forces in a bid to develop a shark detection and alert system that uses drone technology to keep swimmers safe.

Drones are becoming more and more popular amongst farmers - not to play but to make their job easier and more efficient. Different technologies allow farmers to regularly monitor crop's health and manage it.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-09/drones-on-the-wish-list-for-farmers/8083030

Incidents of drones flying over sensitive areas are becoming more and more common. In order to resolve this issue, SXD is currently looking to offer technologies which allow detecting and neutralising unknown drones from an area of interest.

Football-sized drone flown 20m from Heathrow-bound plane - BBC News A drone was flown as close as 20m from a passenger jet over south-east London, an investigation reveals.

The future of drones is not only limited to engineering applications but will also save lives:

Drones for medical delivery? There's no bad blood Looking to rule out the possibility of blood samples spoiling when being transported by drone, scientists have loaded the aircraft up with blood bags and closely monitored their makeup before and after the journey, finding that the flight had no observable impact on the quality of the goods. ​

One of the industries that SXD is working with is Surveying and Mapping. Worth a read:

Defining the Accuracy You Need from a Drone on a Surveying & Mapping Project - Commercial UAV News Determining accuracy needs on a surveying & mapping professionals drone project can mean the difference between gathering too much or too little data.