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Eagle Video Productions has obtained unique video footage inside Canterbury Cathedral using its EagleCam UAS to tempt tourists to visit Canterbury. Continue reading
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
Accuas Offers New Unmanned Aerial Surveys Joint Operations Services in Canada
Accuas has developed innovative, market leading service offerings in response to the changing needs and increasing demand for UAS services for the surveying, geomatics, engineering and mining industries. Accuas now offers four levels of service: UAS Full Service, UAS Joint Operations, UAS Managed Services and Conventional Aerial Surveys. Continue reading
German National Railways to Test Anti-Graffiti UAS
Germany’s national railway company, Deutsche Bahn, plans to test small UAS to try to reduce the amount of graffiti being sprayed on its property. Continue reading
US Forest Service Drops Plans to Use UAS in Montana and North Idaho
Last week, the US Forest Service officials said they’ve dropped plans to use unmanned aircraft systems to survey forest fires because of clashes with Federal Aviation Administration rules. While some national forest firefighters in Alaska touted the remote-control planes’ ability to map forest fires in thick smoke, their legality proved a limitation. Continue reading
Geologists in Norway Deploy UAS in Search for Oil
Researchers at Centre for integrated petroleum research (CIPR), a joint venture between the University of Bergen (UiB) and Uni Research, have found a new preferred method – using UAS to map new oil reserves from the air. Continue reading
Russian Bears to be Protected by UAS
Unmanned aircraft systems are to be tested at a nature reserve on Russia’s Pacific coast this summer to help track wildlife and crack down on poachers, an official from the reserve said . Continue reading
Dancing with Drones
For the past several years, researchers at MIT and the modern dance company Pilobulus have teamed up to explore the interactions between humans and robots as the line between man and machine continues to blur. Continue reading
US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Conducts Ship-Based UAS Mission
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) conducted its first ship-based unmanned aircraft system (UAS) mission with AeroVironment’s Puma UAS. Continue reading