The Civil Aviation Safety Authority is warning anyone caught flying unapproved UAS over fire affected areas in New South Wales could be fined. It says that there have been two incidents in the past week of people operating UAS over fires in Lithgow and the Blue Mountains. CASA says the UAS flights are putting firefighting responses at risk. Continue reading
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
Australian Start-Up Combines Data Analysis with UAS Operations for Agriculture
Farmers and resource managers in Australia’s mid-west are set to reap the benefits of the latest technology that pairs computer programming with unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).
Metallic Make-Up Controls UAS with a Wink
When Katia Vega winks, strange things happen: a miniature UAS takes to the air, or a hundred LEDs in her hair sparkle like a Christmas tree. It works because she has developed a range of conducting cosmetics that let her activate electronics with a flip of her eyelids. Continue reading
FAA Grants Special Airworthiness Certificate for Nighthawk IV Micro Unmanned Aircraft System
Following a comprehensive review and demonstration in September of 2013, Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) has received a Federal Aviation Administration(FAA) Special Airworthiness Certificate for its Nighthawk IV micro Unmanned Air System (UAS) operating at its Randolph, Vt. location for the purposes of research & development, customer demonstrations and crew training. Continue reading
Stanford UAS Open Way to New World of Coral Research
Like undiscovered groves of giant redwoods, centuries-old living corals remain unmapped and unmeasured. Scientists still know relatively little about the world’s biggest corals, where they are and how long they have lived.The secret to unlocking these mysteries may lie with a shoebox-size flying robot. Continue reading
UAS to Deliver Parcels in Australia
Zookal has announced a partnership with Flirtey that will see the textbook rental startup company employing UAS to deliver parcels in Australia starting this March. It will be the first use of fully automated commercial UAS in the world, the companies said. Continue reading
SenseFly and Drone Adventures Autonomously Map the Matterhorn
Earlier this year, senseFly took to the Alps to demonstrate how their eBee UAS could be deployed from the middle of a ski slope (or just about anywhere else) to autonomously create high resolution 2D and 3D maps while you sit around sipping hot chocolate. Continue reading
Unmanned Systems Lead Oil Spill Detection Test in Operation Arctic Shield
The Coast Guard Research and Development Center (RDC) led a team of engineers and scientists from multiple Coast Guard units, other federal agencies, and universities in evaluating methods to detect, track and respond to simulated oil spills off the North Slope of Alaska as part of Operation Arctic Shield 2013, from 9 to 14 September 2013. Continue reading