Fireflight, an Oklahoma-based unmanned aircraft systems company whose aircraft have been used by government agencies and The American Red Cross, offers standard integrated unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) packages that are optimized for three basic missions: “stand and stare”; rapid response; complete overhead picture. Continue reading
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
Merrick & Company’s GeoSpatial Team Offers Unmanned Aerial Mapping Services to Mexico
Merrick & Company’s GeoSpatial Solutions (GSS) group has announced that it has purchased an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to support surveying and mapping data collection projects in Mexico and Latin America. Continue reading
Lightweight Thermal Imager can be Mounted to UAS for Aerial Inspection Tasks
Precision sensor manufacturer Micro-Epsilon UK Ltd. has launched a lightweight thermal imaging camera that can be easily mounted to a variety of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) – including micro-UAS and multicopters – to carry out thermographic surveys and defect analysis of photovoltaic cells (solar panels), wind turbines, buildings and other difficult-to-access structures. Continue reading
Dry Cleaner Delivers Clothes by QuadCopter
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A freshly laundered shirt, covered in plastic, flaps in the wind as it takes flight from in front of Manayunk Cleaners in Philadelphia. Continue reading
DJI to Introduce Direct Drive Brushless Gimbal for GoPro
The soon to be released GoPro Zenmuse gimbal for the Phantom will bring fully stabilized aerial video to the average person for the first time in history. Continue reading
UND Spin-Off Expands Growing UAS Aerial Crop Imagery Industry
When David Dvorak launched Field of View in 2010, he foresaw a bright future for aerial crop imagery. Today, after working with farmers, agronomists and even a South American plantation manager, he’s more optimistic than ever. Continue reading
UAS to Rescue Avalanche Victims
With flying time costing 2,000 euros per hour only the most prestigious ski resorts have a helicopter on stand-by. However and assuming the weather is favourable it remains the most effective search and rescue tool in the mountains. Continue reading
UAS Mounted Spectrometers Monitor Barley & Suger Beet Crops in New Zealand
A pair of Ocean Optics miniature spectrometers – one flown on a UAS and a second deployed in a ground unit – are helping plant scientists to monitor barley and sugar beet crops by providing hyperspectral measurements. Continue reading