The Grenfell disaster which claimed the lives of 72 people was not a one-off event, absorbed and grieved over before everyone moved on. The repercussions of that night are still with us and continue to be significant for residents of high-rise buildings across the country. And, indeed, for the landlords, housing associations and local authorities […]
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A Case for Drones – In a Post Grenfell Landscape
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Eye in the sky: How Iprosurv is using drones to survey buildings
Posted in Drone Tech, General Interest, Iprosurv News
Rebecca Jones and her partner realised the commercial potential of drones, but, as she tells Martin Friel, it needed a leap of faith before their high-flying business could take off.
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CAA grants extended line of sight permissions to Iprosurv
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Standard aviation regulations insist that drones remain within the pilot’s sight at all times during flight which has historically limited flight distances to around 500m but Iprosurv’s new permissions allow its remote pilots to fly drones up to 2km from the launch site, with no direct line of sight required by the remote pilot.
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Helping Customers Through Storm Francis
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Now that Storm Francis has finally subsided our pilots are beginning to see instructions coming through around the UK and we will be inspecting many damaged properties over the next few days.
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IPROSURV SELECT ALTITUDE ANGEL AS GLOBAL MAP DATA PROVIDER
Posted in Drone Tech, General Interest, Iprosurv News
London, UK: Altitude Angel, the world’s leading UTM (Unmanned Traffic Management) technology provider, today announced survey and inspection provider, Iprosurv, has opted to embed Altitude Angel’s market leading data in its flight mapping solutions.
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Taking a lift from drones to stand out from the crowd
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The world of insurance broking can be cut-throat where every client win and reduction in premium counts, says Aston Lark’s head of claims and risk management, Richard Graham. But by embracing tech and, in particular, drones, he is confident that Aston Lark can steal a march on competitors.
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The outsider tasked with taking drones mainstream
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In most use cases drones will be safer, faster, cheaper, and often greener than the current alternatives. Beyond the obvious safety benefits, he says there are four key areas where drones are being or will be used extensively over the coming years.
Read moreBuilding survey case study
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For what started out as a niche plaything for flight enthusiasts, the penetration of drones into the commercial world is accelerating at rapid pace.
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The only perspective is the customer perspective
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One of the industry’s most enthusiastic early adopters of drone technology, Zurich Insurance saw that drones can get places humans can’t and get there quicker too So, when Zurich’s UK Chief Claims Officer, David Nichols had a personal roof damage claim, he was keen to see if drones delivered what he thought they did. And here he gives us some insight from a unique perspective – a claims director experiencing the claims service firsthand.
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- A Case for Drones – In a Post Grenfell Landscape
- Eye in the sky: How Iprosurv is using drones to survey buildings
- CAA grants extended line of sight permissions to Iprosurv
- Helping Customers Through Storm Francis
- IPROSURV SELECT ALTITUDE ANGEL AS GLOBAL MAP DATA PROVIDER
- Taking a lift from drones to stand out from the crowd
- The outsider tasked with taking drones mainstream
- Building survey case study
- The only perspective is the customer perspective