DJI has never had a military industry in its business field of innovation and openness. In order to clarify the relationship with some sensitive uses from the company level, Dajiang had to announce a new update. Brendan Schulman, senior vice president of policy and legal affairs in DJI, announced in an overseas interview today that DJI plans to join the local data model for drones by the end of September.
Brendan Schulman, picture from: DroneLife
The local data mode of the drone referred to here is to cut off the connection between the DJI GO client of the mobile phone and the Internet, and avoid inadvertently uploading sensitive videos, photos and flight geographic information that the user does not wish to disclose to the DJI server. As early as November 2014, Dajiang established the aerial photography social platform “City of the Skyâ€. Users can edit aerial video and photos directly in the mobile phone through DJI GO and upload them to SkyPixel. This is obviously not what the government and some military users do not want. The features used. The local data model launched in the future will only stop the DJI GO upload and download data, so it will not affect the local maps and flight-free data that have been saved in the airplane and mobile app. However, Ai Faner (WeChat: ifanr) still recommends flying hands that need to use the local data mode. Be sure to confirm the map needs to be updated before each start of the mission to prevent the aircraft from entering the newly established no-fly zone.
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The love fan evaluation will be released this week. Schulman also said that the upgrade may not appear in some areas with strict regulatory requirements. The US Army has banned Dajiang, but Dajiang has been innocent. Recently, the US Army issued a memorandum, saying that due to network security vulnerabilities in Dajiang products, subordinate units are required to stop the UAVs and related products produced in Dajiang. The specific operation methods are as follows:
Stop using these products, uninstall the DJI application, take out all the files and batteries stored in the aircraft, and store the equipment for further investigation. Not all Americans recognize the Army's ideas. According to The Verge, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) conducted a study in 2016 on the S1000 eight-axis aerial drone in DJI. The study used the Wireshark software installed on a Windows computer to detect if the drone had a risk of data leakage.
S1000, picture from: RCGroups
NOAA found that most of the data transfers between drones and DJI servers point to servers on Amazon AWS and Linode to detect new software upgrades. However, no matter how the US Army handles Dajiang products, one of the parties, Dajiang, has nothing to do with military procurement. According to the response issued by Dajiang after the event, the US military has never actually launched any communication with Dajiang, and Dajiang has not cooperated with any military organization. It now appears that the news that "Dajiang drones were blocked by the US Army" is a sequel to the recognition of civilian consumer electronics products by the government and the military. From the standpoint of the military, it is reasonable to use military products to meet military and political applications, but not all the tasks of the troops can only be accomplished through expensive military equipment. In 2015, the US military tested the PD-100 Black Hornet 2 aerial drone on the battlefield. This ultra-small drone with a weight of only 18g can last for 25 minutes and has a range of up to 2 miles. It is equipped with a traditional camera and thermal imaging camera. .
PD-100 Black Hornet 2, picture from: Defense Review
Although powerful, it is suitable for battlefield investigation, but the PD-100, which costs up to $40,000, is difficult to become the standard for all Army front and rear forces. For some non-sensitive aerial missions, the price is from $499 to $6198, and the Dajiang Elf and Inspire series drones are also very attractive. Some foreign troops even directly used the UAVs in Dajiang as military equipment. In June of this year, an Israeli military spokesperson said that it would purchase bulk Mavic and Jingwei series drones in Dajiang as a transitional plan before the landing of military drones. The drone that was originally just a picture of a good citizen taking pictures, suddenly became an armament, and even went to the US Army blacklist, which reflected the competitiveness of Dajiang products from a very embarrassing point of view. With the increasing use of drones, it is imperative for Dajiang to refrain from launching targeted updates against the military's doubts. This time, Xinjiang's response is partly a positive and helpless move. Consumer and professional-grade drones are different from electronic products in the same market segment, and their popularity and improper use pose a safety hazard. When the aerial drone has changed from a small toy of a small model airplane enthusiast to a product that has almost no threshold, and even local police, firefighters, CCTV, and even national organs such as the military have recognized products, Dajiang has to be active. Respond to your own public opinion and policy developments.
Southern Power Grid technicians used the Dongjian M200 to complete the power line inspection work. Photo: YouTube
On August 9th, Dajiang announced to the Jiuzhaigou earthquake that it will work under the unified command to provide technical support and equipment support. One day later, the emergency support team in Dajiang arrived in Sichuan. On the one hand, Dajiang used technology to support the reconstruction of the disaster area in the Sichuan earthquake, and on the other hand, it boosted the image of the industry with a very positive drone application. According to the official data released by Dajiang yesterday, they and the UAV team composed of China Earthquake Emergency Search and Rescue Center have taken off and landed more than 100 times, acquiring nearly 3,000 high-resolution original images, generating 6 orthographic images and 6 3D models. . The Dajiang agricultural team, which cooperated with the Blue Sky Rescue Team, also used the agricultural plant protection drone to complete the disinfection and cleaning task of about 4 kilometers.
Modeling effect of Dajiang Elf 3, picture from: Phantom Pilots
Although some people think that Dajiang is marketing in the market, from a technical point of view, even if it is really a marketing act, it is much more useful than the P-picture support of some companies. In some complex terrain environments, aerial photography can help rescuers observe the route from the air. Without the support of drones, limited helicopters are difficult to meet the needs of a large number of aerial missions in the disaster area. On January 4 this year, Dajiang released the DJI GS PRO ground station application. As long as the GS PRO replaces the DJI GO 4 with the emphasis on photography, even the Wizard 4 can have fully automatic 3D modeling and mapping functions. Elf 4 can use the aerial camera to emit heat, and the more professional Jingwei M100 and M600 flight platforms are good models for developing and expanding applications. On August 11, China Mobile applied the UAV high-altitude base station for the first time in Jiuzhaigou. The staff said:
The high-altitude base station of the UAV set up in the Heye Village is equipped with a 4G base station as the command and dispatch system, covering an area of ​​up to 100 square kilometers, providing 24 hours of uninterrupted communication support for 1200 mobile phone users in the local area.
Although it is uncertain which flight technology of China Mobile's high-altitude base station is derived from which UAV company, it also proves that the UAV in DJI is not only used for aerial photography. From last year's Hangzhou airport drone interference route, to the first half of the year, there were lawless elements in Sichuan that used fixed-wing aircraft to disrupt civil aviation order. The drones and the entire industry have suffered a lot of public opinion and social pressure in the past year. If you want to keep your business running in a good position, users who protect law-abiding and safe flights should not become victims of illegal people in public opinion. The only way for Dajiang is to respond as actively as possible to the news related to yourself. The machine does a good job.
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