Industry Blog
Explore the latest news about drone technology, data solutions, and Firmatek’s perspective across a range of industries.
Geospatial Engineering Technician, Bryce Vascik, Published in AGU’s Journal of Geophysical Research
We are excited to announce that Bryce Vascik’s thesis was recently published in AGU’s Journal of Geophysi...
Firmatek Announces Acquisition of Kespry
We are excited to announce that Firmatek has acquired Kespry’s drone-based aerial intelligence platform. The ac...
People Spotlight: Get to Know Steele Olsen, Drone Solutions Manager
At Firmatek,” Team First” is our number one value. It’s a driving force that’s ingrained in our culture throu...
Firmatek Launches 3D Visualization Tool To Enhance End-to-End Service
Moving in stride with our value of innovation, we seek out and embrace new methods of doing business and advancing so...
2021 DJI Drone Prophecies Fulfilled
By Andrew Maximow, SVP Electric Utilities DJI, a dominant leader in the drone market, fulfilled several long-awaited ...
3 Ways We Make Virtual Meetings More Engaging
By Lauren Elmore, CEO Every year, we take time to gather together. As a small, but dispersed organization, it is impo...
Team First: Who’s Got Your Back
By Lauren Elmore, CEO Every so often, we like to revisit our values in some blog posts to bring them back to forefron...
5 Keys to Employee Safety
By Lauren Elmore, CEO Safety is a big deal. It’s a big deal for us and for our clients. Mine sites, landfills, and ...
Predicting 2021 Technology for the Electrical Utilities Industry
By Andrew Maximow, Chief Drone Officer Published in CIO Applications. At Firmatek, 2020 was a banner year in many w...
New Industries, New Technology, New Focus: How 2020 Prepared Us For 2021
By Lauren Elmore, CEO 2020 was a challenging year for many, and Firmatek was no exception. We started the year with e...
Is the DJI M300 a fixed-wing killer?
By Andrew Maximow, Chief Drone Officer DJI introduced the M300 platform to the public safety and inspection markets a...
Firmatek: UAV LIDAR – Ground Topography Scanning Project
By Caleb Cass, Vice President of Engineering In this case study, we provide an in-depth explanation of a ground topog...
4 LiDAR & UAV Use Cases for Electrical Utilities
By Andrew Maximow, Chief Drone Officer A variety of industries utilize drone and LiDAR solutions to streamline their ...
How Gen Z Interns Solve Problems at Firmatek
By Andrew Maximow, Chief Drone Officer We demonstrate the values that are important to us on a daily basis. Our value...
Did You Know Series: Why Firmatek is Hardware and Software Agnostic
By Lauren Elmore, Chief Executive Officer Did you know that Firmatek is hardware and software agnostic? We believe in...