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
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
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.
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
Custom Built Quadcopter for Bruce Willis Movie
Dronewerx is providing custom-built and ominous-looking drones for “Wake,” an action movie starring Bruce Willis and Ben Kingsley that began filming in the Greater Cleveland area Monday.
1st Commercial RPAS Applications Seminar in Colombia
The recently created Association for Unmanned Vehicles of Colombia has the extended purpose of promoting and enabling RPAS commercial use in the country. Continue reading
Flying Wing from VTOL Technologies
VTOL Technologies Ltd was founded in 2002 with the goal of developing and subsequent sales and operational service provision of long-endurance, lightweight, portable, Beyond Visual Line Of Sight [BVLOS] Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems [RPAS] targeted at network-based industries, initially targeting the energy sector, providing a new, automated, much lower cost and safer aerial asset-inspection capability for electricity high-tension power-line and gas pipeline inspections. Continue reading
UK Broadband Operator Plans Air Masts
EE said that it plans to use what it calls “air masts” in its “Signalling The Future” manifesto, which lays out the UK mobile operator’s $2.3 billion plans to extend its 4G LTE coverage to 99% of the UK population by 2017. Continue reading
UAS to Assess Disaster Damage
Doug Stow, a geography professor from San Diego State University, is developing a programme that uses before-and-after aerial imagery to reveal infrastructure damage in a matter of minutes. Continue reading