Jasper van Loenen has unveiled his DIY (Drone It Yourself) kit project which offers the opportunity to turn any object into a UAS, simply by attaching four motors and a control unit – no technical know-how needed. Continue reading
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
Tower Inspection by UAS Service Launched in Australia
Australian industry is being forced to reconsider costly and labour-intensive tower inspection procedures, as rigger competency levels decline in the face of a critical shortage of manpower. Continue reading
CATUAV Thermal Images in Support of Mediterranean Biodiversity Study
A scientific campaign to collect data for the Phytoscope Project was carried out in the Alfacs Bay, just south of Barcelona, between June 24 and June 28. Continue reading
UAS Precision Herbicide Project in Denmark
A UAS zipping over fields in Denmark can spot the tiny colour variations that give away the presence of weeds in amongst the crops. Logging the coordinates, it can then send a ground vehicle in to spray the densest patches, reducing the need to spray whole fields. Continue reading
Creation of Professional Civilian UAS Association in France
In the wake of the 2013 Paris Air Show, manufacturers, operators, and players in the civilian UAS industry in France have decided to unite to create the Fédération Professionnelle du Drone Civil (FPDC) (Professional Civilian UAS Association). Continue reading
Airware Platform Used in Fight Against Rhino Poaching
Airware CEO and Founder Jonathan Downey discusses civilian and commercial uses for UAS with Emily Chang on Bloomberg Television’s “Bloomberg West.” Continue reading
UAS Thermal Imaging to Support New South Wales Weeds Action Programme
Extra resources to fight invasive weeds have been allocated for the Armidale-based New England Weeds Authority. Last Friday, NSW Primary Industries Minister Katrina Hodgkinson was in Armidale to announce $1.1 million for nine projects across NSW from the NSW Weeds Action Programme. Continue reading
PBS Gettysburg Documentary Filmed by UAS and Funded by Kickstarter
The aerial cinematography of West Coast-based Freefly Cinema provided unprecedented views of the Civil War battlefield in a new documentary called “The Gettysburg Story.” Freefly’s radio-controlled Cinestar unmanned helicopters zoomed along the rail fences, stone walls and cannons to shoot footage of the positions where the blue and gray battle lines once fired off volleys or launched bayonet charges. Continue reading