The Thomas Moore College in Belgium is experimenting with using remote controlled UAS to catch students cheating on their tests. Continue reading
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
Russian Regions to Get UAS for Emergency Services
Every region within Russia will have its own UAS department to conduct rescue operations, the Emergency Situations Minister said last week. “Special branches that will be equipped with unmanned aircraft systems and other necessary robotic systems will be set up in all regions. We plan to make very active use of all robotic technology, including UAS,” Vladimir Puchkov told journalists during a working trip to the city of Yekaterinburg. Continue reading
FAA on UAS Video Tells Journalists: ‘There is No Gray Area’
The (Spokane, Wash.) Spokesman-Review published this minute-long, aerial video of a local event. Jesse Tinsley, the photographer who used an unmanned camera-carrying aircraft to record the video from 30 feet off the ground, said it was “not illegal, but currently in a gray area.” Au contraire, said the Federal Aviation Administration on Monday. “There is no gray area,” said FAA spokesperson Les Dorr. Continue reading
Photo Service Cooliris Brings Real-Time UAS Photos to User Groups
US-based photo service Cooliris wants to bring dramatic aerial photos instantaneously into the hands of consumers via private groups so users can share them on their iPhones or iPads. Cooliris has announced a partnership with UAS manufacturer Aibotix, becoming the first consumer photo application to integrate with UAS. Continue reading
UAS Aerobatics – a Creative Solution for Taking Oblique Images
senseFly releases its patent-pending technology for oblique images to enable its fixed-wing mapping UAS to take extraordinary images without the use of a gimbal. Continue reading
Small UAS Probes Antarctic Ice With Radar
A group of researchers from the Center for the Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets at the University of Kansas is right now at the sub-glacial Lake Whillans field camp on the Whillans Ice Stream in Antarctica. The team is testing a system they’ve devised that includes a 100-watt ice-penetrating radar carried aboard a small unmanned aircraft system. Continue reading
Bordeaux Classified Vineyards Invest in UAS Technology
Bernard Magrez is to roll out newly-developed vineyard UAS in his four classified Bordeaux estates – Pape Clement, La Tour Carnet, Fombrauge and Haut Peyraguay – before eventually extending them to his entire portfolio of Bordeaux properties, and those in the south of France. Continue reading
DJI Innovations’ S1000 Monster 8-Rotor to Carry Hollywood-Quality Cameras
At CES on Sunday, China’s DJI Innovations showed off its forthcoming S1000, an 8-rotor UAS that was built specifically to carry Canon’s 5D Mark II or Mark III. For those not familiar with camera gear, that’s a setup capable of shooting feature films or documentaries. Continue reading