The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is planning to use unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for the construction of the upcoming Metro rail corridors in the city. Aerial surveys for construction of the DN Nagar-Bandra-Mankhurd (Metro 2B) route, and the Wadala-Ghatkopar-Thane-Kasarvadavli (Metro 4) route will be conducted using drones.
Passenger Jet Scare – Drone Pilot Arrested in China
A man has been arrested in China after uploading video footage that clearly shows it came from a DJI Mavic Pro drone that was hovering in the flight path of a passenger jet on landing approach. Continue reading
SimActive used in Coastal Erosion Assessment with UAS
SimActive Inc.has announced that Universiti Teknologi, Malaysia (UTM) has chosen Correlator3D for its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) research.
Alphabet Axes Titan Project
In 2014, Google bought Titan Aerospace, maker of high altitude, solar-powered drone aircraft. At the time Google noted, “It’s still early days, but atmospheric satellites could help bring internet access to millions of people, and help solve other problems, including disaster relief and environmental damage like deforestation.” Continue reading
Restrictions on Drone Flights in France
The Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGCA), with support from the National Geographic and Forest Information Institute (IGN) has developed an interactive map of zones of restrictions and prohibitions for use recreational of drones in metropolitan France. Continue reading
DARPA Funds Cardboard UAV Project
A new research project funded by DARPA, the United States military’s experimental technology arm, has developed an autonomous drone made out of cardboard that can fly twice the distance of any fixed-range aircraft because it’s disposable. The drone only goes one way. Continue reading
Automated Drone Ground Stations by Airmada
Startup Airmada has a robotic ground station that can launch, land drones and let them take care of themselves on the ground without human help. Continue reading
Turning a Barcelona Bull Fighting Ring into a Drone Hub
An architect studying at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia in Barcelona, Spain, has just released details of a design for the drone transportation hub of the future.