Embarcadero Technologies, a leading provider of software solutions for application and database development is featuring the Parrot AR.Drone in this week's "Developing the Internet of Things (IoT) Showcase." Via the series, Embarcadero highlights the benefits Appmethod delivers to developers who want to create apps for the myriad of new IoT devices available in the market.
The AR.Drone is a remotely piloted aircraft that is also among the new category of connected gadgets for the IoT marketplace. Using the Appmethod software development platform, developers can create connected apps to pilot the radio controlled flying quadricopter.
According to Embarcadero, Appmethod enables building of connected apps for the IoT and gadgets such as the AR.Drone using a single app development platform and shared C++ codebase. The company added that with Appmethod developers can now build natively compiled C++ apps that connect mobile and desktop devices with the latest IoT gadgets including the AR.Drone, devices, sensors, wearables and cloud services.
Embarcadero highlighted a number of commercial drone applications that can be developed using Appmethod which include aerial surveillance, pipeline security, television and motion picture filmmaking, domestic policing, oil/gas and mineral exploration, forest fire monitoring, and search and rescue. Appmethod includes a number of key features for building connected apps for IoT devices, including FireUI which combines a multi-device UI designer, layout components, and rendering technology; Bluetooth and Wi-Fi App Tethering which enable developers to easily connect to any wireless or Internet-connected gadgets, sensors and devices and Enterprise Mobility Services (EMS), a turnkey middleware solution .
