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Drones in Restricted Airspace – Hello Niagara Falls!

Sep 11th, 2017

Written by | Tom Comet DroneBoy recently received an endorsement on our Special Flight Operations Certificate (S.F.O.C.) from Transport Canada that enables us to fly IN restricted airspace without having to wait the standard 21 business days (and often more) that was previously… read more »

Drones Help Judge Horse Race

Dec 4th, 2016

Written by | Tom Comet Here is a new, original and exciting use for drones – assisting judges see during live horse races. When the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) contacted our office a few months ago and… read more »

Drone Pickle Delivery

Oct 20th, 2016

Written by | Tom Comet This job was another example of “we got this crazy call and then…” which is actually how a lot of our jobs start out now that I think about it. In this case the company was… read more »

Our New UpDrone Technology

Sep 15th, 2016

Written by | Tom Comet At DroneBoy we have been strapping gimbal stabilized camera rigs on the bottom of drones for years now and we have been getting some pretty great results this setup. One disadvantage to putting the camera… read more »

Drone Fireworks Live Stream

Jul 5th, 2016

  Written by | Tom Comet For Canada Day this year the DroneBoy team was presented with an amazing opportunity, as well as a huge challenge, when we were asked to live stream one of the largest fireworks shows in… read more »

DJI Inspire PRO X5R

May 25th, 2016

Written by | Tom Comet We are pleased to announce that we now have a number of the new DJI Inspire PRO X5R drones in our roster. These amazing machines are extremely capable in a small, highly maneuverable form-factor, at… read more »

DroneBoy Creates Hyperlapse Video of the HWY 407E Extension

May 5th, 2016

Written by | Tom Comet We love it when new technology comes online right when we have a perfect fit and need for it. This was the situation when the primary contractor for the 407 Highway Extension Project, which was… read more »

Photogrammetry

Mar 21st, 2016

Written by | Stefan Marchand WHAT? Photogrammetry is a measurement technology which uses images to take two and three dimensional measurements. HOW? By analyzing multiple 2 dimensional photographs of an object or area, photogrammetry identifies common points in the images… read more »

Some Exciting New Cameras for the 2016 Flying Season

Jan 27th, 2016

Written by | Tom Comet Camera technology changes almost as fast as drones do and for this reason we are constantly researching camera technology, and reinvesting in this side of the business. Cameras just seem to get better and smaller… read more »

Monster Truck Music Video

Jan 14th, 2016

Written by | Tom Comet Monster Truck is a Canadian rock band from Hamilton, Ontario. We were so excited when DroneBoy was asked to shoot all aerial imagery in the music video for their kick ass new song, “Don’t Tell… read more »

OneWheel Infinite Dolly Track

Oct 15th, 2015

Written by | Tom Comet The DroneBoy team recently acquired a new toy… I mean tool… and I am super excited to tell you all about it. It’s called the OneWheel, and it is one of the coolest things we… read more »

DJI Releases Four Brand New Products

Sep 10th, 2015

Written by | Tom Comet The DroneBoy team recently had the great fortune of working at the DJI booth at Interdrone in Las Vegas Nevada where DJI unveiled some VERY exciting new products.   It was so amazing to be at… read more »