Verifiable milestones in the development of FAE Drones — FAE Drones
Articles, research and public projects

Verifiable milestones in the development of FAE Drones

The sources below provide independent context for the company’s beginnings, platform development and transition to mapping and 3D models. Summaries are our own; complete material remains on the publishers’ websites.

Dated and linked sources

Mapping and 3D models

Editorial and academic references

Traceability

Important statements have a source or an explicit qualification

The articles are ordered to show continuity: the start of the activity, platform development, the link with surveying and public geospatial projects.

When a milestone comes from the company’s operating history, we identify it as such rather than attributing it to a publication that does not confirm it.

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Verifiable milestones in the development of FAE Drones — FAE Drones
Article, research or public project

Verifiable milestones in the development of FAE Drones

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The beginnings of drone-based aerial photography — FAE Drones presentation image

România Liberă31 January 2011

The beginnings of drone-based aerial photography

A 2011 profile documents the start of operations in June 2009 and the first stages of building and flying aerial platforms.

Bucharest seen from an aerial platform — FAE Drones presentation image

Digi248 June 2014

Bucharest seen from an aerial platform

A report on aerial imagery captured over Bucharest and the technical perspective made possible by unmanned platforms.

From aerial photography to UAV solutions — FAE Drones presentation image

Ziare.com4 March 2015

From aerial photography to UAV solutions

An editorial profile tracing the work from aerial photography to the development of platforms for technical applications.

Aerial mapping for infrastructure — FAE Drones presentation image

Republica29 November 2017

Aerial mapping for infrastructure

The article directly connects FAE platform development with surveying clients, mapping, 3D models and linear infrastructure projects.

Electric UAV propulsion for long-range missions — FAE Drones presentation image

IEEE XploreOctober 2019

Electric UAV propulsion for long-range missions

An IEEE paper co-authored by Mihai Dragu on updating the electric propulsion of a UAV platform for long-range missions. DOI 10.1109/ISEEE48094.2019.9136148.

Drones, technology convergence and dual uses — FAE Drones presentation image

USH Pro Business24 November 2020

Drones, technology convergence and dual uses

The event programme lists the FAE Drones founder among the speakers in a session on drones, geospatial technology and business models.

Photogrammetric 3D model of the Romanian Athenaeum — FAE Drones presentation image

Sketchfab8 May 2022

Photogrammetric 3D model of the Romanian Athenaeum

A public example of a 3D model created from imagery captured with an FAE drone and presented in an independent interactive viewer.

FAE Drones press archive — FAE Drones presentation image

FAE Drones

FAE Drones press archive

The official page brings together editorial coverage and public milestones from the development of FAE Drones.

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