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Federal officials say unmanned aircraft will not be patrolling downtown's skies and streets during this week's Republican National Convention. A Naples company planned to outfit small unmanned helicopters and ground vehicles with cameras and operate them on behalf of unnamed government agencies during the convention, according
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Neil Crosby's Marvyille-based firm, PhotoPlay Aerials, has begun using an unmanned aircraft for projects involving still photography and video shoots.The UAS has six spinning rotors mounted above two curved legs. The camera is mounted underneath, and the device has a flight range of 1,500 feet.
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The Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Manitoba held an event on August 23 to display their new UAS - the police now has two of the units, which can be used for aerial photography and video of crime and crash scenes. “It is another investigative tool for documenting evidence and reduces
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AERIE has signed a qualification agreement with Austrian Aircraft Manufacturer HB Flugtechnik, in order to having the capability to even produce parts and models in accordance to EASA Certified Design Organisation, Production Organisation and Maintenance Organisation Approvals. This agreement formalizes a several-year long collaboration and makes AERIE unique on
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State-of-the-art UAS operated by the Sky Watch charity which joined forces with the Police Service of Northern Ireland, are to be deployed for the first time in a missing person search in Northern Ireland later this week. At least one of the UAS — and possibly an auto-
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Although it's still the "dawn of drone ecology," as one innovator calls it, these unmanned aircraft are already skimming over Indonesia's jungle canopy to photograph orangutans, protecting rhinos in Nepal and studying invasive aquatic plants in Florida. Relatively cheap, portable and earth-hugging, they
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The Bellevue Fire Department's latest tool is a Draganflyer VTOL UAS, equipped with cameras that transmit photos and video to firefighters and rescue personnel, and it's expected to be useful managing incidents involving hazardous materials. The device was purchased from Draganfly Innovations Inc. with a $25,
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Unmanned Aircraft Systems will be used August 21-23 to monitor Missouri River bank erosion on the Lower Brule Reservation, S.D. The flights, conducted for a second time by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe Environmental Protection Office, will occur along a
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The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) has adopted guidelines for the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in law enforcement applications. The guidelines provide law enforcement agencies an outline of how to use UAS safely and responsibly, and with respect to individuals’ privacy. The IACP guidelines cover community
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TCOM Aerostat The U.S. military is joining with border-patrol officials in a new initiative that could bring dozens of surveillance aerostats from the battlefields of Afghanistan to America's border with Mexico. Over the next few weeks, the military will oversee a test in south Texas to
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To prepare for natural calamities, such as earthquakes, the 163rd Reconnaissance Wing and local emergency officials partnered to plan and execute Grizzly Field Exercise 2012, or GFX 12. The scope of the exercise included a simulated earthquake in Southern California with damage to the infrastructure, numerous injuries, and some fatalities.
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The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Public Affairs - Visual Communications Division - just released this video of the CBP UAS Guardian.The CBP (Customs and Border Protection) UAS Guardian is the maritime variant of the Predator B Unmanned Aircraft System. Source: YouTube