Civil engineering and surveying company Merrick & Company’s Geospatial Solutions (GSS) team has entered into a business partnership with Juniper Unmanned, a full-service provider of unmanned aircraft system (UAS) solutions. The purpose of this new business relationship is to provide professional services and products to organizations that value growth opportunities in the rapidly emerging UAS worldwide marketplace.
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India to Develop Local Version of AeroVironment UAVs
India is to begin manufacturing an indigenous derivative of AeroVironment’s family of small unmanned air systems, that will be dubbed the “Cheel”. Continue reading
Russian Drone Downed Over Ukraine
A Russian drone was shot down over the weekend during heavy fighting against separatist forces near the government-held port city of Mariupol in southeastern Ukraine, according to Ukrainian forces. Continue reading
3D Mapping of Christ the Redeemer
Pix4D, together with Aeryon Labs Inc. and PUC University of Rio de Janeiro, has reconstructed the first accurate 3D model of Brazil’s most important monument: the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro. Continue reading
UAV to Scan the Amazon Rainforest for Hidden Civilizations
A new international project led by the University of Exeter will investigate the Amazon’s sustainable future by studying the way that ancient societies used and transformed the environment. The study is pioneering a remote sensing data device that will be attached to an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to scan beneath the canopy of the forest.
Czech Military Technical Institute Unveils New UAV
The Czech Military Technical Institute (VTU) has developed a new unmanned aerial vehicle, Brus, which is designed for rescue and humanitarian purposes, has a day- and a night-vision camera and may also carry other devices, VTU representatives told a press conference on Monday.
U.S. Export Policy for Military Unmanned Aerial Systems
The U.S.State Department has approved its first policy for selling armed drones to allies. It has just published new guidelines that set out procedures for both commercial and military drone exports, which the department said it will assess on a “case-by-case basis,” including “armed systems.” It also seeks to impose restrictions on purchasers concerning how the unmanned systems can be used, as well as provisions for the U.S. to monitor compliance. Continue reading
Reactions to FAA Proposals
Long-awaited federal rules proposed for commercial drones should pave the way for thousands of U.S. businesses to fly the devices in industries like filmmaking, farming and construction, but drone proponents worried that limits in the regulations would stifle other possible uses like package delivery. Continue reading