Aerial images from a drone are being evaluated as a method to survey seagrasses scarred by boat propellers. Texas Parks & Wildlife Department has partnered with Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi to determine if using unmanned aircraft systems is as effective as using planes.
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
ScanEagle in Natural Gas BVLOS Operations
Insitu Pacific has announced that after 18 months of successful trials, natural gas company Queensland Gas Company (QGC), a Shell-owned business, is introducing the ScanEagle Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) to inspect gas wells, pipelines and processing facilities.
Drone Assistance for Rooftop Rescue
Two teenage boys are being questioned after they had to be rescued from a rooftop in Gainsborough, England on Bank Holiday Monday morning. Continue reading
NOAA Lets Hurricanes Destroy UAS That Gather Data
While scientists have gotten a lot better at estimating the strength of a hurricane before it hits land, they still don’t fully understand how hurricanes form. While satellite measurements can give meteorologists a pretty good picture of the atmospheric temperature and precipitation within a hurricane, sometimes the resolution is still “too coarse” to help researchers understand how storms form and mature, says Robbie Hood, the director of NOAA’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program.
Top Industries Using Drones in the US
BI Intelligence, Business Insider’s premium research service, has compiled a detailed drones report that forecasts sales revenues for consumer, enterprise, and military drones. It also projects the growth of drone shipments for consumers and enterprises. Continue reading
Award for Drone Noise Reduction Technology
New Zealand startup Dotterel Technologies has won an innovation award for its noise-reducing drone technology at the 2016 NAB Show, the world’s largest annual convention to launch innovative products to key influencers in media, entertainment and technology. Continue reading
5D Robotics Acquires Aerial MOB
5D Robotics, Inc. has announced its acquisition of industrial assets and intellectual property of Aerial MOB, LLC (Aerial MOB). This acquisition has led to the formation of the 5D Aerial division. Continue reading
Testing Drones to Help Fight Wild Fires
An innovative drone design to ignite prescribed fires in grasslands and forests got its first public test on Friday during a prescribed fire at the Homestead National Monument of America near Beatrice. Continue reading