UAV Aircraft to Fly Near Hermiston, Oregon, for Potato Research
April 16, 2013
Oregon State University announced that two small, remote-controlled aircraft are expected to start flying over potato fields in […]
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Oregon State University announced that two small, remote-controlled aircraft are expected to start flying over potato fields in […]
By Daniel Shepard, Jahshan A. Bhatti, and Todd E. Humphreys Unmanned aerial vehicle (uav) used in the […]
Unmanned aerial vehicles and civil aircraft may co-habit the airspace after September 2015. As the U.S. […]
While the FAA is moving ahead with plans for UAS/UAV to have regular access to U.S. airspace by 2015, a number of barriers remain. For UAVs to be treated like manned aircraft, their systems likely need to be qualified to the same standards as civil avioncs — this is a challenge, as each UAS has largely unique systems. UAS equipment standards are emerging, but threats to GNSS abound and defense/mitigation is required. The coming AUVSI convention in Las Vegas in August may provide some answers.
On the coattails of last week’s Geospatial Solutions newsletter outlining the United Nations’ five- to ten-year vision on geospatial information management, […]
Event 38 announced its first major product, model E382, a ready-to-fly mapping UAV. Based on the Ardupilot Mega 2.0 autopilot, the E382 is designed to take aerial photos quickly and easily.
By Art Kakinski, GISP My first exposure to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) was in 1972, serving as a […]
Trimble announced that it has acquired privately-held Gatewing of Gent, Belgium, a provider of lightweight unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for photogrammetry and rapid terrain mapping applications. The acquisition broadens Trimble’s industry-leading platforms for surveying solutions. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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