Researchers with Oregon State University believe new remote-controlled aircraft could help farmers better manage resources in the field, lowering their costs while increasing yield of high-value crops. Continue reading
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
Unmanned OctoCopter Crashes into Thames Filming TV Show
A scuba diver has told how he recovered vital footage of the new series of The X Factor after answering an SOS call from producers to retrieve a video camera from the Thames. Continue reading
Northern Ireland Police Get £1M UAS Budget for G8 Surveillance
The Policing Board has endorsed proposals by the Police Service of Northern Ireland to buy a number of unmanned aircraft systems. It is understood that the Police Service of Northern Ireland is to purchase three small UAS at a combined cost of around £1m. Continue reading
Nitrofirex Presents UAS Able to Fight Forest-Fires at Night
Spanish company Nitrofirex presented the first version of an unmanned aircraft capable of combating forest fires at night at the Aerial Firefighting Europe Forum held in Aix-en- Provence (France) on April 10/11. Continue reading
US Animal Rights Organisation PETA Buys Octocopters to Track Illegal Hunting
Animal rights organisation People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) announced plans to launch hunter- and fisher-tracking unmanned aircraft in American airspace. Continue reading
Iowa State University UAS at Make to Innovate Expo
Students at Iowa State University showed off their creations last week on campus believe that one day UAS will dot Iowa’s skies, saving lives and improving the environment one unmanned flight at a time. Continue reading
DJI Phantom Vision UAS has Integrated 14MP HD Camera
DJI Innovations has launched the Phantom Vision, the industry’s first professional grade, consumer-focused quadcopter with integrated HD camera. Based upon the popular Phantom platform, the Phantom Vision provides hobbyists and professional videographers alike the capability to capture full HD video and pictures right out of the box. Continue reading
Three Ways That UAS Could Transform America’s Food System
If the FAA keeps to its deadlines, September 30, 2015 will be the day unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are allowed enter the airspace for commercial use. And on that late autumn day, many of the first businesses to take their robots out of the box and prepare them for liftoff will be farms. Continue reading