When it comes to surveying and mapping, a Nicholls State University professor says there is nothing more useful than a remote-controlled plane with a camera and other monitoring equipment strapped to it.
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
Singular Aircraft Reveals Details of Ground Control Station
The Singular Aircraft SA-03 is controlled by a remote station on land, a “Ground Station”. The Ground Station, can be fixed or hosted from a mobile vehicle which moves the system where needed. Continue reading
First Authorised RPAS Flight in an Urban Environment in Italy
The recent technological development of mini RPAS has opened large new opportunities for both surveyors and other Geomatic professionals in the fields of photogrammetry and remote sensing. Continue reading
Greenland’s Offshore Drilling Ban Favours UAS-based Aerial Oil Spill Response System
A recent ban in offshore drilling licenses in Arctic waters could mean new opportunity for Scout Exploration Inc. Scout’s air-deployed spill response system – capable of reaching distant offshore spills more rapidly than current methods could be a part of a balanced approach toward responsible offshore development, operation and advancing environmental protection. Continue reading
Boston Police Chief Considers UAS for Next Marathon
Boston Police Commissioner Edward F. Davis is pushing for a city-run system of eye-level street surveillance technology and making a case for a dedicated NYPD-style anti-terrorism unit to protect Boston from another soft-target strike like the deadly marathon bombing. Continue reading
US Navy Tests Puma and Aerostat to Detect Drug Smugglers
Drug smugglers who race across the Caribbean in speedboats will typically jettison their cargo when spotted by surveillance aircraft, hoping any chance of prosecuting them will vanish with the drugs sinking to the bottom of the sea. Continue reading
National Technical Systems Gets $1.6M UAS Atmospheric Monitoring Contract from Sandia National Laboratories
National Technical Systems, Inc. , a provider of testing and engineering services, announced that it has signed a $1.6 million contract with Sandia National Laboratories to continue the development of the Harvester project, a programme authorized by the U.S. Department of Energy dedicated to monitoring nuclear emissions in the atmosphere through the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Continue reading
H4 Rescue & Aerial Fire Fighting Forum in Aix en Provence, France
Flying Robots S.A., based in Geneva, Switzerland, participates, thanks to Pôle Pegase, in an European project designated “H4 Rescue”, defining requirements for Large VTOL (FTH Eurocopter), or Very Short TOL Transport RPAS (Flying Robots S.A.), or a Large Airship (Euro Airship), used for transporting loads to crisis sites (last mile). In particular, it examines their deployment in civil emergency scenarios, like fires, floods, earthquakes, and environmental disasters. Continue reading