SAN FRANCISCO — While some dream of the day that aerial drones deliver their online purchases, scientists are using the…
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The very first ‘droneport’ is coming
Reuters Aerodrome, a company that owns and operates teaching airports for commercial drones, has broken ground on the world’s first…
Students work together to control UAS 8,000 miles apart
Through the Aerial International Robotic Racing of Unmanned Systems (AIRUS) competition, students from Texas A&M University and the University of Sydney in Australia demonstrated how to control a drone from the other side of the world by communicating over the Internet.
PrecisionHawk Forms Partnership with Indiana State University
The collaboration will focus on safety, education, training and algorithm development for PrecisionHawk’s DataMapper aerial data software.
Drone Registration System a Boon to Commercial Operators
While some recreational drone flyers are unhappy with new registration requirements, the website they soon will be using could help commercial drone operators now saddled with a carbon-copy process.
Hunter Becomes the Hunted
Rangers in Africa’s wildlife parks are getting access to predictive algorithms and surveillance drones with help from researchers and nonprofits formed to help counter poachers.
Five Good Questions: Congressman Dan Lipinski
An engineer by training with a love of technology, Lipinski represents the Third District of Illinois and is a member…
UAS Fighting Wildfires
Unmanned aerial systems could prove to be an important tool in the fight against wildfires. Recent demonstrations show just how useful UAS can be as firefighters battle these complex, dangerous fires.
Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership, The Omnicon Group to expand unmanned aircraft testing, certification
BLACKSBURG, Va., Dec. 8, 2015 – The Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership at Virginia Tech has signed an agreement with The Omnicon…
US Universities Add Degrees in Unmanned Aerial Systems
SEATTLE — Drones could be a key technology of the future, and job prospects for those who know how to…
Perth marine biologist proposes drone plan to spot sharks
SHARK spotting planes and helicopters could be missing almost nine out of 10 of sharks. An aerial surveillance study by…
Arctic Council Moves to Unleash UAS
Perilous, shifting, mysterious and melting. All eyes in the Arctic are focused on the ice. The accelerating disintegration of the…
Startups deploy eyes in the sky to aid search and rescue
The floods in Chennai have brought to the fore the importance of effective disaster management. In the past few years,…
AC-130 To Get Laser Guns & Air-Launched Drones: Heithold
WASHINGTON: Lt. Gen. Brad Heithold , the head of Air Force Special Operations Command, wants to make the AC-130 a…
Unmanned inspectors have cost and efficiency benefits
FEATURE: Offshore Wind Journal A recent Navigant Research report concludes there is significant potential for using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)…
How Aeryon Labs intends to keep its industrial drone business aloft
Aeryon Labs CEO Dave Kroetsch is betting the SkyRanger’s rugged design will help it standout in a crowded market for…
Military Witnesses: Addressing Trust, Ethical Issues Key to UAS Integration
While technological challenges are slowing the integration of autonomous systems by the Pentagon the number one hurdle remains acceptance by war fighters, defense officials said last week.
