senseFly announces the eBee RTK, a fully integrated, fully compatible survey-grade mapping system. The eBee RTK, available in Q3, 2014, will offer surveying and engineering professionals a highly accurate and flexible mapping solution that works alongside their existing base stations and does not require any third-party software.
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
BP and AeroVironment Launch First FAA-Approved Commercial Unmanned Aircraft Operations
AeroVironment announced that BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc., selected the company to provide mapping, Geographic Information System (GIS) and other commercial information services at its Prudhoe Bay oil field, the largest oil field in North America, for a five-year period. Continue reading
Georgia Consortium Develops UAS for Agriculture
A Georgia statewide working group that includes state and federal government, industry and academia, has been working since 2009 to develop a type of UAS that can save a farmer’s time and resources during the growing season. Continue reading
UAS at the Golf Course
Laird Small is the longtime director of the Pebble Beach Golf Academy and has supervised the swings of tour players and celebrities and presided over the range at Pebble’s U.S. Opens and National Pro-Ams. He also helped design and outfit the Academy’s sleek new campus—which looks like a place you should get a lesson before spending $495 on a round of golf. Continue reading
Chocolate Quadcopter
Mike C from Zurich and his girlfriend have successfully created a fully functional chocolate quadcopter.The quadcopter has a frame made out of chocolate and the battery, motors and controllers were mounted on top of a different material to keep the chocolate from melting as long as possible. Continue reading
Ohio Wants UAS to Constantly Monitor Prison Grounds
Prison yards have spotlights and surveillance towers and barbed wire fences and security cameras to keep prisoners in—and soon, they might have UAS too. Corrections officials in Ohio are looking into using UAS to persistently monitor prison grounds in the state.
Surface Pro Tablets for Humanitarian UAS Missions
senseFly, a company that develops, assembles and markets autonomous mini-UAS, is using Microsoft’s Surface Pro tablets for humanitarian missions. Continue reading
Los Angeles Police Department Acquires 2 Draganflyers
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) recently acquired two advanced surveillance aerial devices from the Seattle Police Department to bolster their law enforcement resources. However, the LAPD is deliberating not calling them “drones,” to avoid stirring up any controversy based on the negative connotations associated with the word and the technology. Continue reading