BY TREVOR ROBB, EDMONTON SUN Edmonton’s first-ever sanctioned commercial drone operation took flight Wednesday. Using a DJI S1000 drone, Connor Burns from the Calgary-based company, Skymatics, along with two other crew members, were capturing video footage of two large city construction projects…
By Laura Legere / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette A helicopter equipped with magnetic sensors flew over three plots of Pennsylvania state lands hunting for signs of forgotten oil and gas wells last summer at a cost of about $2,000 an hour. Meanwhile,…
BY JAY PRICE RALEIGH — The Federal Aviation Administration is expected to issue long-awaited draft regulations for operating small commercial drones this year, something that’s expected to open the skies to a multibillion-dollar industry. President Barack Obama called for drone regulations…
Many familiar sounds are associated with the Super Bowl: Cheering fans. Referee whistles. The spectacular halftime show. Booming fireworks. But one sound you shouldn’t hear is the whirring of an unmanned aircraft overhead. The Super Bowl is strictly a “No Drone Zone.”…
Episode 86- This episode’s guest is Professor Tony Dyson, robot tech and creator of the world’s most famous robot, R2D2. We get some technical insights about working on the Star Wars franchise as well as hear about his new projects…
In the month of the third anniversary of the Costa Concordia cruise ship tragically running aground off the coast of Italy’s Giglio island (13th January 2012), Cyberhawk’s Founder, Malcolm Connolly, reflects on the company’s involvement in salvaging the wreckage of…
The Unmanned Safety Institute (USI), a Florida-based LLC that provides commercial UAS training and safety certification, is now offering its expertise to businesses and individuals applying for waivers and exemptions from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate Unmanned Aircraft…
- Restrictions are in accordance with FAA guidelines – Additional limits will prohibit flight across borders DJI will release a mandatory firmware update for the Phantom 2, Phantom 2 Vision, and Phantom 2 Vision+ to help users comply with the…
The CARCom Subcommittee that met in Johannesburg on Monday was well received by industry pundits in attendance. Nearly two hundred comments were submitted by industry and addressed by SACAA members present. Not unusual in modern South Africa the proceedings were plunged…
The Michigan State Police (MSP) is working with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to become one of the first police agencies in the nation to obtain statewide authorization to fly an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) to support public safety efforts.…
Hyperspectral imaging involves the collection and processing of information from across the electromagnetic spectrum. This technique employs bulky optics such as prism, movable gratings for wavelength dispersion and complex imaging detectors to capture the data cube. Hyperspectral imaging devices are not…
Under the Direction of Mr. Dennis Fetters, Technical Director of Ewatt AeroSpace Company in Wuhan China, a new series of light-weight, powerful and reliable two-stroke engines has been developed for both UAV and light-manned aircraft. The engines are being designed and developed…
Dubai: The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) will soon issue new rules to regulate the use of drones and curb the uncontrolled and misuse of unmanned aircraft and aerial vehicles in the country. The move comes after a recent incident…
Aerialtronics works with the Dutch National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR) on the Interceptor project aimed at protecting the public from the dangerous use of unmanned aerial systems, which is even more vital after a drone crashed on the lawn of the…
Brian Bull Small, unmanned aircraft – commonly called “drones” — are often used for military and commercial use. Now they’re going to serve as environmental surveillance…for Cleveland Metroparks. Officials with the parks and the Ohio-Indiana Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Center…
By LUCY MCCALMONT President Barack Obama repeated calls for commercial drone regulation after what he called a “Radio Shack”-quality unmanned aircraft landed on White House grounds earlier this week. “The drone that landed in the White House you buy in Radio…
By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT and MICHAEL D. SHEAR WASHINGTON — A White House radar system designed to detect flying objects like planes, missiles and large drones failed to pick up a small drone that crashed into a tree on the South Lawn early…
By Coconuts Bangkok Flying a radio-controlled drone outfitted with a camera by members of the public will be illegal once new regulations come into effect next month. For the sake of national security and to protect privacy, the Civil Aviation Department…
