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The U.S. Geological Survey has announced details of one of the first projects using UAS to survey wildlife. It is partnering with the University of Idaho to use UAS technology to gather data on the landscape habitat of pygmy rabbits. The UAS approaches will help develop map data for
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Israel Aerospace Industries has signed a joint venture with Brazil's Synergy Group to provide the conglomerate with UAS under the condition that the aircraft should not be sold to Venezuela. Brazil aims to purchase UAS in an attempt to curb drug activities in Brazilian borders, as the state
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On a two-day trip to the Aleutian Islands in Alaska earlier this month, researchers from Poker Flat Research Range evaluated the performance of a new unmanned aircraft system that will be used to monitor Steller sea lions. The National Marine Mammal Laboratory conducts annual aerial surveys of Steller sea lions
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Scientists from NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, joined a multi-institute team of researchers June 17-27, 2011, to investigate carbon dioxide and methane gas emissions from a dry lake bed and neighbouring environment in Railroad Valley, Nevada. During the campaign, the Ames team conducted a series of
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U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) biologist Leanne Hanson narrates this video showing how the Raven-A small unmanned aircraft system works in the field and what it "sees" from the air. In the first application of the Raven A system to a natural resource management need, the USGS and
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Arlington police are testing small unmanned aircraft designed to take high-resolution video and photos of traffic accidents, hostage situations, pursuits of suspects and other emergency situations too dangerous to send personnel. Data from the testing, which will continue through next January, will help Arlington and law enforcement agencies across the
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Raytheon Company has delivered the first of three SeaVue expanded mission capability radars to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection in the record time of just six months. This radar will be installed on U.S. Customs and Border Protection's second Guardian unmanned aircraft system, a maritime
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The Indian Government plans to deploy unmanned aircraft in the Maoist-infested areas to gather real time intelligence and help the security forces counter Maoists attacks effectively. The National Technical Research Organization (NTRO) is jostling to get access to Aviation Research Centre's (ARC) airbase in Orissa to test UAS.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is using its Predator B unmanned aircraft system to provide streaming video of the flood zones along the Mississippi River.In addition to video, CBP is providing synthetic apeture radar (SAR) mapping and “change analysis”—such as levee integrity—along areas affected by
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Scheibel’s Camcopter S-100 recently performed high-voltage power line monitoring flights for several days in Austria. At an average airspeed of 30 knots (55 km/h) also the poles, surge arresters and isolators were inspected. High-definition images taken with the L3 Wescam MX-10 payload were transmitted to the control station
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In Pakistan’s commercial hub, a Pakistani is developing his own UAS despite security challenges arising from the current political climate and the public anger over the US use of the unmanned aircraft. Located in a narrow industrial lane in Karachi is the 90,000 square-foot research facility called Integrated
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University of Florida researcher Reza Ehsani and other Florida researchers are using a mini UAS - a promising and inexpensive way to view crops from above, giving farmers much-needed clues about what's really happening between the leaves and branches. They've attached a GPS device under its