Drones, or quads as they’re commonly referred by insiders, tilted their propellers into the blustery fall wind and buzzed through the sky above the infield of Detroit’s Dorais Velodrome Saturday. Continue reading
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
Philippine Mayor Buys UAS to Monitor Floods
Tarlac, in the Philippines, will be the first town in the country to have unmanned aerial vehicles, to monitor the local peace and order situation and threats from natural disasters. Continue reading
UAS Inspect Water Standpipe
At 160 feet tall, the Prairie Standpipe in northern Coeur d’Alene, Idaho is said to be the largest structure of its kind in the world. That’s impressive, but it also makes determining the condition of its exterior a challenge.
Student UAS Project to Monitor Natural Gas Pipelines
Cedarville geology and geoscience students are working on two senior projects using an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS), , as part of a partnership with Remote Intelligence, LLC., in Wellsboro, Pa. Remote Intelligence is partnering with Cedarville to provide guidance and material resources to students. Cedarville and Remote Intelligence are also in preliminary talks to study how UAS systems could help in the planning, construction, and monitoring of natural gas pipelines.
Unmanned Dominator Pitched for Maritime Surveillance
Aeronautics Defense Systems is offering its Dominator XP unmanned platform for maritime surveillance applications. Deputy chief executive Dany Eshchar points to a growing demand for such a long-endurance asset to help protect nations’ exclusive economic zones and monitor offshore infrastructure such as natural gas pumping installations.
$4M Funding for Research on UAS Crop Surveillance
The Canadian Federal Government announced Tuesday that they are financially backing a new defence and aerospace innovation programme at UBC Okanagan. Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, Michelle Rempel, was on hand to announce the $3.8 million in funding to support the establishment of the Survive and Thrive Applied Research Facility (STAR). Continue reading
Flag-Flying DJI Phantom Causes Riot at Football Match
An international soccer match between Serbia and Albania has been abandoned after banned fans flew a drone carrying an Albanian flag over the pitch – and sparked a riot among players and the crowd. Continue reading
Central Hudson Utility Company Tests UAS
Central Hudson Gas and Electric is exploring the use of UAS to help in the company’s operations.”It will not completely replace the use of human eyes on a trouble spot, but it will help us locate these trouble spots more quickly,” said spokesperson John Maserjian.