The U.S. Geological Survey has announced details of one of the first projects using UAS to survey wildlife. It is partnering with the University of Idaho to use UAS technology to gather data on the landscape habitat of pygmy rabbits.
UAV-g 2011 – Unmanned Aerial Vehicle in Geomatics Conference
The Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zürich (Swiss Federal Institute for Technology, Zurich) is organizing a conference with the focus on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Geomatics (UAV-g) on September 14-16, 2011 at ETH Zurich, Campus Science City (Hoenggerberg), Switzerland. There will be two days of conference and one day of flight demonstrations.
Kansas State University Unmanned Aircraft Systems Programme
Kansas State University has just released this informational video about K-State’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Programme at its Salina Campus.
Robert H. Widmer, Stealth Technology Pioneer, Dies at 95
The day the legendary test pilot Chuck Yeager shattered the sound barrier in 1947, Robert H. Widmer marched into his boss’s office at the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation in Fort Worth to say he wanted to design the world’s first supersonic bomber. He was told to stick to the contracts the company was already fulfilling.
IAI Joint Venture in Brazil
Israel Aerospace Industries has signed a joint venture with Brazil’s Synergy Group to provide the conglomerate with UAS under the condition that the aircraft should not be sold to Venezuela.
Oklahoma Wants UAS Air Corridor
Oklahoma’s Secretary of Science and Technology says groundwork is being done to set up an air corridor to allow unmanned aerial vehicles to fly between airports in Lawton and Clinton. Continue reading
Microsemi 9-Gigabit Solid-State Memory for Mission-Critical Applications
Microsemi Corporation is introducing a 9Gb (gigabit) DDR3 SDRAM memory device that is the first of its kind to be packaged in a single plastic ball grid array (PBGA) and offered as a compact x72 dual in-line memory module (DIMM).
“The World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration” Features Electric Flight
The future of electric flight will be on display & in action at eVenture 2011, a feature of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh from July 25 – 31. Elektra One will be one of the highlights of the Electric Flight Showcase.