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Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
UAS to Monitor Traffic in South Africa
Kagiso New Media and radio station Jacaranda FM, both of which are subsidiaries of Kagiso Media, have announced plans to run a proof-of-concept pilot starting this week that will investigate the feasibility of using unmanned aircraft systems(UAS) to provide real-time traffic updates to residents of Gauteng (the province that includes Johannesburg and Pretoria).
UAS Films Liverpool Waters £5.5BN Development Site
Specialist aerial photography company IronBird, which is based in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle creative sector, has been appointed by property firm Peel to film its Liverpool Waters development site. IronBird will use remotely piloted craft to film the site, which Peel wants to transform into a £5.5bn commercial, retail, residential and leisure development.
Search & Rescue Teams UAS Exercises in New Zealand
Search and Rescue Teams from around the top of New Zealand’s South Island met in the Molesworth Station at the weekend for a LandSAR exercise. The teams were using unmanned aircraft systems as part of their live scenarios. Continue reading
UAS to Monitor Marshlands in New South Wales
The Australian Department of Environment and Heritage is investigating whether UAS will be cheaper and safer than putting staff on a helicopter to monitor the Macquarie Marshes wetlands. It’s starting a trial of the Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) in the Marshes this week. Continue reading
Grand Forks Sheriff’s Department Gets Approval for UAS Night Flights
Grand Forks County Sheriff Bob Rost announced last Friday that his department is the first law enforcement agency in the nation granted federal authorisation to fly unmanned aircraft systems at night throughout its jurisdiction. Continue reading
U.S. Department of Agriculture UAS Monitors Plant Growth Cycles in New Mexico
A small group of researchers and technicians recently gathered on a dirt airstrip at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Jornada Experimental Range to launch a Bat 4 unmanned aircraft on a mission, flying through both military restricted airspace and the National Airspace System. Continue reading
China Anti-Smog UAS Produce 200 Prosecutions
The pollution police are actively patrolling in China as UAS are taking off into the sky to spy on and expose smog-forming companies. Over 200 environmental violations have been cited so far just from the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) soaring high over cities like Beijing to look for the root cause of smog and pinpoint ecosystem breaches being made.