Neoscape, a Boston-based creative studio, stumbled upon the idea of using UAS to capture footage for a property developer after Sean Tierney, interactive director, bought a Raspberry Pi and decided to build his own UAS—or “flying blender” as he puts it— using the Pi as his quad-copter’s brain. Continue reading
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Oklahoma State University UAS Programme in the Eye of the Storm
Oklahoma State University is flying away from the competition when it comes to unmanned aircraft systems. After the Federal Aviation Administration recently chose six test sites across the United States to begin research into UAS, some questioned why Oklahoma was not on the test site list. Dr. Jamey Jacob, a professor of aerospace engineering at OSU, said he was not surprised by the decision. Continue reading
Singapore Airlines Airbus A380-800 – 1:15 Scale Model
Swiss model builder RCHelijet demonstrates this 1:15 scale model Airbus A380-800 Singapore Airlines at a local enthusiasts’ air show. Continue reading
Morocco Now Has French Harfangs
International media sources have reported recently that Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF) has acquired the three ‘Harfang’ unmanned aircraft systems retired by the French Air Force after several years of service in Afghanistan. The Harfang, which is based on the Israeli IAI/Malat Heron-I system and deployed with the ‘Armee de’Lair’ in 2008, was delivered by EADS (Now Airbus Defense & Space), under the Eagle I cooperative development with Israel Aerospace Industries. Continue reading
UAS a Popular Topic at Precision Ag Summit
Topics at this year’s Precision Ag Action Summit in Jamestown, N.D., ranged from Google Glass, a technology for putting a smartphone into eyeglass frames, to unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), to the quality and ability to use data, which is becoming so voluminous that it has its own name — big data. Continue reading
Northland College UAS Maintenance Programme has 100% Employment Rate
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Minnesota’s Northland Community & Technical College is the only college in the country with a special training programme, teaching students how to do maintenance on unmanned aircraft systems. Continue reading
Trimble Adds Unmanned Aircraft System to its Agriculture Portfolio for Aerial Imaging and Mapping
Trimble has announced the addition of its Trimble UX5 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to its Agriculture product portfolio for aerial imaging and mapping. The Trimble UX5 system can enable Ag service providers to easily capture aerial images for scouting and monitoring crop health such as detecting pests, weeds and nitrogen deficiencies. Continue reading
Czech Operator Deploys German UAS in Russia
In December 2013, Czech biggest UAS company UPVISION in cooperation with Techniserv and UVS Avia conducted aerial surveying works using the UA system Microdrone MD4 1000 in Russia. Continue reading