The team at Sky-Futures are always exploring the edge of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology and where it can be used to enhance offshore inspection techniques. Working with forward thinking, innovative parters such as E.ON Energy – the third largest offshore windplayer in the world – Sky-Futures have been delivering cutting edge detailed inspections at the E.ON Energy Rodsand...
BY KIM ANDREASSEN Geologists have long used seismology on the bottom of the ocean or have been throwing dynamite from snowmobiles when they look for oil. But now researchers at Centre for integrated petroleum research (CIPR), a joint venture between the University of Bergen (UiB) and Uni Research, have found a new preferred method – using drones to map new oil reserves...
The Fuji Mountain in Japan, the Dutch Windmills in Holland, Stonehenge in England, the African Savannah, the Niagara Falls, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, the Yellowstone National Park in the United States, The Grand Canyon, the Cristo Redentor in Rio DE Janeiro, Brazil, the Pyramids in Egypt, the Hoover Dam in the United States… DJI is hosting an...
Sky-Futures have made a move to new offices close to Heathrow. They have taken over the first floor of The Old Vinyl Factory in Hayes. It is a huge complex that was once the home to EMI records. They even have an indoor flight test area for their rotary UA . For clients wanting to visit They are right by the...
By Mohammad El Sadafy Dubai Police will use a small unmanned aircraft designed and produced by Maher bin Haider to monitor football fans in the stadiums, according to Major General Mohammad Eid Al Mansouri . The aircraft has been tried in the presence of Major General Al Mansouri, his deputy Brigadier General Abdullah Ali Al Ghaithi and a number of...
Vilnius based inovative company «My Research» announced the release of a new model, Ecilop Eco. The main innovation of the project is the use of the RoControl technology for camera stabilization. «As part of the RoControl project, we are seeking technical solutions for controlling the rotation and stabilization of the video camera not connected to an unstable base. This...
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (WTNH) — The FBI responded to Bridgeport Sunday after a remote-controlled airplane crashed near a Bridgeport power plant. Police said the crash of the hobbyist’s plane initially raised security concerns. However, police said the man’s account checked out and he was released with a warning not to fly any model aircraft near the power plant in the...
Tecscor Industries will soon unveil its new VTOL “Chronos” unmanned air system, as part of an effort to develop covert equipment for use by special forces personnel and for agricultural, industrial applications. Tecscorp CEO, Ronald Messino, said today. Noting Tecscorp capabilities in the design and manufacture of unmanned aircraft’s, Messino said that two new models will be unveiled. According to the CEO,...
Mary Shinn/Cronkite News Service WASHINGTON — After the high-profile shooting of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry in 2010, Scott Rollefstad felt he had to do something to help keep other agents safe. So the Tucson resident headed to his garage and, after several months of tinkering, emerged with a backpack-sized surveillance drone. While Border Patrol already has military-scale drones...
The University of Alabama in Huntsville today unveiled new drone-like technology designed to enhance campus safety that someday may be available to help protect K-12 school systems. At a news conference today, the school showed off a variety of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that will provide an “eye in the sky” for campus police, according to Gary Maddux, who...
