By KATHLEEN KRELLER Idaho Statesman Idaho Power Co. fish biologist Phil Groves doesn’t want to see any more of his colleagues injured or killed in helicopter crashes while doing research. So he has embraced technology typically used by the military and hobbyists: drone aircraft. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game frequently surveys salmon nests in streams and tributaries....
As ever the Guardian has it pegged pretty much right, it is the beginning of hysteria. The signing of HR 658 has started the ball rolling in America and all of a sudden sUAS have been invented. Most pundits ignore that several countries have had legal use of small systems for several years and they have not collapsed under...
Times and Democrat newspaper A remote-controlled aircraft owned by an animal rights group was reportedly shot down near Broxton Bridge Plantation Sunday. Steve Hindi, president of SHARK (SHowing Animals Respect and Kindness), said his group was preparing to launch its Mikrokopter drone to video what he called a live pigeon shoot on Sunday when law enforcement officers and an...
From Gulf News Khalil Al Beloushi, 37, is living proof that it is never too late to build a better future. Having dropped out of secondary school to take up government employment, the father of four recently made a decision to get an education — and get one he did. Al Beloushi recently finished work on one of the...
The new 3-Axis Stabilized Photo3S™ High Resolution Camera produces high-quality still images and live video for aerial GIS, inspections, intelligence gathering, and other precision imaging applications. WATERLOO, ONTARIO – Aeryon Labs proudly introduces the all-new Photo3S™ - the industry’s only integrated 3-axis stabilized high resolution camera for micro Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). Combined with the Aeryon Scout’s automated control system, active 3-axis...
The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), that awed viewers in the Bollywood hit ”3 Idiots”, has been officially inducted into the paramilitary forces. The Border Security Force (BSF) and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) are using the drone, titled ‘Netra’, in counter-insurgency operations. The autonomous UAV for surveillance and reconnaissance was inducted into the paramilitary forces last month while...
MIT, Anna University, Department of Aerospace Engineering’s Division of Avionics successfully tested the DHAKSHA- mini unmanned aircraft system (UAS), will provide the public safety and rescue operations with real-time video and stable, high-resolution imagery said Dr.K.Senthil Kumar,Project Director,Mini UAV’s. He also informed that the short-range tactical rotorcraft system can be made available immediately when first responders need it. DHAKSHA’s compact...
An Aeryon Scout is assisting Canadian Police officers in a missing man search. Chatham-Kent police will use a drone helicopter today to search for Brandon Sands, a 25-year-old Wallaceburg man missing since Dec. 24. Sands was last seen leaving a house party around 1 a.m. Police say he left after feeling ill and vomitting and was not wearing a...
FAIRBANKS — Camera-equipped drones flew over Nome this week to help a Russian fuel tanker, the Renda, get a perspective on the sea ice near the town’s harbor. The Renda is sailing to Nome to deliver fuel. The town’s supply is expected to run out before spring. The tanker is accompanied by U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker Healy, which opens...
The AR.Drone 2.0 is at the crossroads where high-tech meets Icarus dream. Fly like a bird. View the earth from high above in high definition. Share your experience online with your friends. With the AR.Drone smartphone app for iPhone, iPad and Android devices. You will be close to fly like a bird. Official website: http://www.ardrone2.com COMING IN 2012 This new flight...
