Ten things we learnt at DJI AirWorks Conference 2018

1. Mavic 2 Enterprise

2) DJI Flight Simulator

1. DJI Pilot

One of the big pieces of news at the AirWorks Conference was that DJI’s software solution, DJI Pilot, is now officially out of beta. This was greeted warmly by the audience. It is available for Android and Apple’s iOS. New features include a mission-planning feature for mapping or inspection work. The software will be rolled out over DJI's entire product portfolio, including the Zenmuse XT2, payload SDKs and the Mavic 2 Enterprise. It is also fully-integrated with FlightHub. DJI has also increased data security by adding password protection.

1. DJI Ground Station Pro Enterprise

The DJI GS Pro is an iPad app designed to control or plan automatic flights for DJI aircraft. Now, DJI has announced the new DJI GS Pro Enterprise. With the new features, you can conduct automated flight missions, manage flight data on the cloud and collaborate across projects to efficiently run your drone programme.

1. SDK and the power of five

1. DJI Manifold 2

DJI Manifold 2 allows your drone to process data on board the aircraft. The Manifold 2 houses impressive processing power, similar to what is found in self-driving cars.

1. DJI Terra

DJI Terra is a 2D and 3D mapping solution to help users and developers digitise the world. It will be available in early 2019 and pricing will be made public at a later stage.

1. The Mavic Enterprise inspects American Airlines plane

DJI and American Airlines presented a demonstration to showcase how drones can be used to carry out aircraft inspections. Using the new DJI Mavic Enterprise, the drone was flown around an American Airlines plane to highlight how UAVs can make the inspection easier and save huge amounts of time and money. For the sake of the demonstration, the Mavic Enterprise located a small sticker acting as a fault on the plane. The drone then zoomed in and around the supposed fault to showcase how it would work in a real-life setting, outlining how the drone could capture up-close imaging of the problem and transfer that data back for a team to analyse on the ground.

9) Drones are changing the world and helping to save lives

1. DJI on a mission and compares drone industry to the 'beginnings of the PC market’