Recently, GE and Microdrones announced that they have entered into a worldwide licensing partnership, where together, they unite in releasing the GE industrial drone line globally, providing professionals access to powerful aerial surveying technology that will enable them to work more efficiently accurately, safely, and profitably.
The strategy will accelerate the deployment of Microdrones survey equipment as an essential tool for the creation and maintenance of digital twins, digital terrain models, maps, and other geospatial products. These systems are sought after by professionals in land surveying, construction, precision agriculture, mining, power line inspection, forestry management, and more.
“With an industrial focus, the GE industrial drone line is modular, expandable, upgradeable, and simple to use in the production of high-quality geospatial data,” said Vivien Heriard Dubreuil, Microdrones CEO. “This is a win for both GE and Microdrones, and most importantly, our mutual customers.”
The GE industrial drone line brings together two industrial companies which highly complement one another. GE enters the professional UAV market, a natural extension of its current activities, by working with Microdrones, the industry leader in professional drone survey equipment. As for Microdrones, it has a unique opportunity to benefit from GE’s industrial market expertise, global reach, and experience scaling up industrial businesses.
In addition, the GE industrial drone line adds an impressive new product to the existing Microdrones technology portfolio. The mdLiDAR1000LR system helps professionals collect data from a longer range, especially helpful when working in steep or treacherous terrain while covering more area per flight.
The GE industrial drone line is manufactured at the Microdrones facility in Siegen, Germany, while systems will be sold and supported across six continents. All products that are part of the GE industrial drone line are equipped with improvements in flight efficiency, as well as enhanced safety features.
“The GE industrial drone line is a powerful extension and fit for the GE brand worldwide. We can provide field-proven inspection, surveying, and geomatics technology that complements our key industrial segments,” said Thomas Buccellato, GE Licensing Senior Managing Director. “This is just the beginning of something very promising as we work with Microdrones to scale this up and offer a very powerful and trusted drone surveying solution to our industrial customers worldwide.”
Also, as part of its long-term commitment to Microdrones, GE has become an investor in the Microdrones parent company, mdGroup, and has committed to continue to invest in the near future. A GE representative has joined the mdGroup board of directors in an observer role. With their shared culture of customer focus, innovation, and high-quality manufacturing, both companies will now work closely to make the GE industrial drone line a success.
For those who want to learn more, a special presentation for geospatial, construction, mining, and inspection professionals to explain the strategy behind this new relationship, answer frequently asked questions, and give an overview of the all-new GE industrial drone line will take place Wednesday, July 14, 2021. Viewers can register to watch at either 9 am CEST, 9 am EDT or 6 pm EDT at the following link: https://lp.microdrones.com/customer-announcement/
Edited by
Luke Bellos
