Author: Tsjerk

City of The Hague working with DDC

Rotterdam, 27th June 2024 There has been excellent coverage at Omroep West (Dutch) on how local authorities of Gemeente Den Haag (City of The Hague) work with professional drone operator DDC – Smart Inspections to perform building inspections. During this pilot, a drone sends live video streams to an online team, facilitating fast and efficient […]

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FlightOps and Dutch Drone Company Announce Strategic Partnership to Spearhead BVLOS Drone Operations in the Benelux Region

Rotterdam, March 2024 – FlightOps.io, a global leader in advanced flight automation for the drone and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) market and Dutch Drone Company (DDC) a drone operator based in Rotterdam are thrilled to announce a new strategic partnership. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in the expansion of BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line of […]

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New BVLOS corridor Rotterdam

Rotterdam, March 2024 Opening of first BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line of Sight) full operational corridor in The Netherlands. In the heart of the Port of Rotterdam and within the Controlled Airspace (CTR) of Rotterdam The Hague Airport. It is great to work with new solutions to make BVLOS flights safer by mitigating air- and ground […]

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U-space field demonstration day

Rotterdam, 5 March 2024 During a sunny test day and somewhat rainy U-Space Demo Day organised by DronePort Rotterdam and Port of Rotterdam, DDC – Smart Inspections shot some video’s to share more use cases of heavier load carrying drones. A sight DDC can definitely get used to! U-space management solution Airwayz implemented by Port […]

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DDC approved UAV operator for Specific Category in Germany

DDC LBA approved Rotterdam, December 9th 2022. DDC has officially received approval from The German Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA) to perform Cross Border UAV operations in the Specific Category. This means that DDC can now also provide services across Germany in the Specific Category supporting our clients in further digitising inspection methods. By digitalising inspections our clients can […]

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DDC Approved Service Provider DNV

Rotterdam, October 10th 2022.DDC is granted acceptance from DNV (Det Norske Veritas) to operate as an Approved Service Provider in the maritime sector and perform survey using remote inspection techniques (RIT) as an alternative means for close-up survey of the structure of ships and mobile offshore units, in accordance with Class Programme DNVGL-CP-0484. Remote inspections allow […]

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Partnership with Mainblades to automate transmission tower inspections

Rotterdam, 8 November 2021 Most people don’t think about it when they switch on their light in the morning, but the electrons that light up the lamp on their bedside table have already traveled hundreds of kilometers through high-voltage lines via countless lattice towers. Crucial infrastructure, which must be inspected regularly and thoroughly. Currently, a […]

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DDC receives VCA-Petrochemical certification

Rotterdam, 04 May 2021 Today, Dutch Drone Company (DDC) successfully completed the first audit by Normec NCK and received the VCA-Petrochemical certification.  Lodewijk de Wolf, Safety & Quality Manager at DDC says: ‘Servicing various clients in the petrochemical industry means that we need very high standards regarding safety, health and environmental risks. With this certification, […]

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