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Speeding over Arctic sea ice, small remote-controlled aircraft snag video footage and high-definition shots of endangered Steller Sea Lions in their natural habitat. Gregory Walker, the manager of the unmanned aircraft applications programme at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, has been putting UAS to good use, exploring their
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After quietly testing Predators over the Bahamas for more than 18 months, the Department of Homeland Security plans to expand the unmanned surveillance flights into the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico to fight drug smuggling, according to U.S. officials. The move would dramatically increase American UAS flights in
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Olaeris, Inc. has unveiled a new VTOL Unmanned Aircraft System named AEVA that has been specifically developed for domestic emergency responders including fire, police and rescue workers. It is designed to be a first response aircraft that arrives at 911 emergencies before ground personnel to enhance safety and multiply manpower.
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On a small ranch amid old farm equipment and rustic silos 10 miles southeast of San Marcos, a crew of researchers from Texas State University has been routinely launching an unmanned aircraft. Its mission is not to track rivers and wildlife. Called Ronnie, short for Ronald McDonald, because of its
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The IT180 vertical take-off and landing mini-UAS made by INFOTRON has been chosen by Groupe INTRA (French economic interest group: EDF–CEA–AREVA) to extend its range of robotic devices to be used in crisis situations in the nuclear sector. In case of a nuclear accident, this UAS can cover
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In 2008, the US Geological Survey (USGS) at the Rocky Mountain Geographic Science Center recognized the potential for sUAS use in scientific monitoring and study. Of particular note was the need to enter active volcanoes to collect information without risking humans in helicopters. In the fall 2009 flight training at
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A Dutch artist has turned his dead cat Orville, named after the famous aviator Orville Wright, into a helicopter – dubbed the Orvillecopter. After the cat was killed by a car, and followed by a period of mourning, visual artist Bart Jansen had Orville stuffed before enlisting the help of radio
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NASA's Global Hawk over Edwards Air Force Base - Photo: NASA / Carla Thomas Beginning this summer and over the next several years, NASA will be sending unmanned aircraft dubbed "severe storm sentinels" above stormy skies to help researchers and forecasters uncover information about hurricane formation and
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Flying Robots debuted the FR102+ at the RPAS 2012 Conference currently being held in Paris. Since 2004, Flying Robots SAS France has developed a unique know-how on soft wing para-motors and UAS. The last development is the FR102, which integrates several aerial surveillance and satellite communication systems. Thanks to a
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University of Granada researchers have developed a 3D imaging system that scans 3D models of historical buildings using data obtained from an unmanned aircraft. This is the first 3D imaging system to combine the use of UAS, image-based 3D modeling technologies, and virtual representation of models to produce a realistic
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UK aerial survey company Bluesky has launched a fast response aerial survey service using state of the art unmanned aircraft. The technology, originally developed by the military, includes Artificial Intelligence (AI) guided autopilot, high resolution integrated camera and environmentally friendly rechargeable propulsion system. Autonomous take-off and landing ensures the system
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Gene Robinson runs his company, RP Flight Systems, out of Wimberley. They’ve given emergency manage crews across the nation an eye in the sky, assisting in everything from fires to missing person searches. "In the field or in a tactical situation, if you have an eye in the