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We have been able to get back up in the air thanks to certification from the CAA, and the recent relaxations in COVID guidelines. Our repaired / new drone has an additional 4K camera that takes 7FPS specifically designed for aerial surveys. The extended resolution should allow to look at 400m wide of ocean at a time when detecting dolphins. Every drone that is 25kgs or above needs to go through a special and regular certification process before it's allowed to fly, proving it

The CAA referred to us as a potential BVLOS (beyond visual line of sight) candidate in their latest newsletter! This is super exciting for us because BVLOS means we can fly our drones outside where people can see the drone. In New Zealand, without special permission, you are not allowed to fly drones where the pilot can't see them. The beginnings of our journey to BVLOS started with us earning our part 102 certification. Currently, we have approval to fly up to 30km from the

Flying one of these drones isn’t quite as easy as picking up a DJI controller. We had to send Hayley & Tane to visit JOUAV for training.

After proving we could use AI to detect Māui dolphins from footage, we needed to test the drone tech.