Friday, June 24th, 2016
ROME, N.Y. – As the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces their highly anticipated Part 107, which outlines formal rules allowing the use of commercial drones, many businesses across the United States are rejoicing – and microdrones is no exception. The German unmanned aerial systems (UAS) manufacturer recently expanded its operations into North America and has
Tuesday, May 31st, 2016
YellowScan has put together a diverse and exciting agenda for the YellowScan LiDAR for Drone 2016 User Conference, proving the broad usage of YellowScan LiDAR equipment in applications such as archeology, forestry, powerlines, surveying, mining, civil engineering and more. We are extremely excited to be working with renowned international partners and speakers from Applanix, TerraSolid,
Tuesday, May 10th, 2016
May 9– The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is expanding the part of its Pathfinder Program that focuses on detecting and identifying unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) flying too close to airports. Today the FAA signed Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRDAs) with Gryphon Sensors, Liteye Systems Inc. and Sensofusion. The FAA will evaluate procedures and
Wednesday, May 4th, 2016
Speaking today at the AUVSI annual conference in New Orleans, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta announced the agency is establishing a broad-based advisory committee that will provide advice on key unmanned aircraft integration issues. He also announced plans to make it easier for students to fly unmanned aircraft as part of their coursework. Huerta said the
Thursday, April 21st, 2016
The latest version of Europa Technologies’ global map data products includes layers which can assist in the creation of no-fly zones for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). A recent aircraft-drone collision in the United Kingdom highlights the immediate need for mandatory geographic restrictions on drone operation. On 17 April 2016, a British Airways A320 aircraft was
Wednesday, April 20th, 2016
New Orleans, Louisiana – UAS Magazine announced this week the preliminary agenda for the UAS Energy In Sight Summit, a one-day event co-located at the world’s largest unmanned vehicle event, AUVSI’s XPONENTIAL. Produced by UAS Magazine, the UAS Energy In Sight Summit, at AUVSI’s XPONENTIAL, May 4, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in
Friday, March 25th, 2016
RENO – A team of Nevada scientists and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) engineers have successfully flight tested the first-ever autonomous cloud seeding aircraft platform. Cloud seeding flare tests were deployed from Drone America’s DAx8 UAS aircraft flown in Reno in late January. As the first phase in a new industry-academic research partnership between the Desert
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2016
Meet Ex Wired editor Chris Anderson of 3D Robotics (3DR) and Michael Perry, Director of Strategic Partnerships at DJI. The pair represent the top two drone manufacturers in America They will be speaking at sUSB Expo 2016, Golden Gate Club at the Presidio April 27,28 and 29th. Representing the darling of the unmanned aviation world,
Friday, March 11th, 2016
Conservation biologist and global pioneer of drone radio tracking in research from the ANU Fenner School of Environment and Society Dr Debbie Saunders has completed Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) training this week to get her own UAV Controllers Certificate certified by CASA. Dr Saunders played a key role in creating and testing the use
Wednesday, March 9th, 2016
MULTIROTOR distances itself as the B2B world market leader for professional micro drones in industry, documentation and surveying from the threat to the air traffic caused by the misuse of a drone in Paris. As reported, a pilot of an Airbus A320 had to avoid an obstructing drone during the landing approach at the airport
