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Topcon Positioning Group has released two unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for mapping — the Sirius Pro and Sirius Basic. Both systems are designed to produce the most accurate solutions for the automated mapping of a wide range of sites — regardless of terrain — including construction sites, mines and quarries, and for use in land surveying, power line and pipeline inspection as well as precision agriculture field mapping. Continue reading
According to José Duran, Costa Rica’s representative of the Agencia Centroamericana para la Seguridad Aeronáutica (ACSA) – Central American Agency for Aviation Safety – there is an urgent need for the control unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV).
Starring former 007 Pierce Brosnan, The November Man has modern hovering drones woven into the story. As the deadly ex-CIA agent stalks his mark, a drone is stalking him, allowing his team of handlers to coordinate his every move. Continue reading
Austin Hill of Spark Aerial, lets a UAS dump ice water on his head to complete the Ice Bucket Challenge. Continue reading
Thanks to a series of recently published patent applications, we now have an idea of where Walt Disney Imagineering is headed with future plans for night-time entertainment to take place over lagoons (which are specifically mentioned in the applications), although the technology can be applied virtually anywhere.
Over 100 Russian military personnel based in Armenia will receive unmanned aircraft control skills during a three-day field training exercise, Russia’s Southern Military District said in a press release.The exercises have started at Kamhud and Alagyaz alpine training centres in Armenia. Continue reading
The US Navy’s unmanned X-47B returned to carrier operations aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Aug. 17 and completed a series of tests, operating safely and seamlessly with manned aircraft. Building on lessons learned from its first test period aboard TR in November 2013, the X-47B team is now focused on perfecting deck operations and performing maneuvers with manned aircraft in the flight pattern.
The Great War grass-strip airfield at Stow Maries in Essex which opened in 1916, recently became the test base for UK Aerovision, a leading operator of UAVs. Working with UAV manufacturers in Switzerland and Holland, Aerovision uses Stow Maries to put the latest technology through its paces.