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Venture Capital News: Hivemapper Receives $3M Series A Financing

2015-11-05
PALO ALTO, CA, Hivemapper, a developer of 3D maps to help drone pilots avoid crashing into buildings, has raised $3 million in funding.
According to Techcrunch, Hivemapper, a company that just raised a $3 million Series A led by Spark Capital, is looking to make that a bit safer.

You can think of Hivemapper as a Waze for drones.

Hivemapper has mapped over 20 million building boundaries, more than 10 million building heights, and 15 million points of interest all plotted on a 3D map. Plus, the app has mapped tens of thousands of no-fly zones across the country.

As Hivemapper continues aggregating its own data about buildings and obstructions, users are also encouraged to report issues with areas as they're happening, as well as interesting routes and launch points across their community.

The app is compatible with the DJI Phantom 3, Phantom 2, and Inspire 1, and is currently running on Android with the iOS version in beta.

Users will be able to fly through the app with those compatible drones and get alerts for nearby buildings or obstructions in real time.
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