A full-service architectural, engineering, planning and surveying firm called Davis, Bowen & Friedel Inc. (DBF) has announced its new in-house UAS service.
DBF says that its new UAS program will provide “more efficient, safer and cost-effective” UAS-based aerial data collection, as areas of land can be scanned in a fraction of the time using the technology.
The firm adds that using a high precision, professional grade UAS to collect photogrammetric data will offer its clients “ample and unique possibilities,” including construction videos monitoring site progress, post disaster evaluations, and enhanced due diligence reports.
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Ocean Infinity to use its AUVs for mapping and inspections in Brazil
Ocean Infinity has announced that its partner, Brazilian offshore consulting company Cepemais, has been awarded a contract to provide high-resolution hydrographic mapping services to Brazilian national oil company Petrobras.
During the project, which is for the Campos, Espirito Santo and Santos basins, offshore Brazil, Ocean Infinity will work under contract to Cepemais to map an area of 5,000 square kilometers and inspect 12,000 kilometers of pipelines using its AUVs.
Ocean Infinity’s AUVs will operate from the company’s ‘Island Pride’ vessel, and will work in water depths between 50 and 3,000 meters. Cepemais will interpret and report on the data that Ocean Infinity collects during the project.
From Unmanned Systems Magazine: Cherokee Nation Businesses sees drone age full of opportunities
Cherokee Nation Businesses (CNB), through its team of unmanned systems operating companies, provides government customers with actionable information through advanced data analytics.
In the iPhone age, the miniaturization of components and sensors have made every individual a globally connected data source, and unmanned aircraft systems have become an extension of that network by putting sophisticated payloads on ever-smaller platforms flying in otherwise unnavigable areas. With over 100,000 Part 107-certified pilots utilizing airspace to fly more than one million registered UAS, we are witnessing a growth in aviation that hasn’t been seen since the first golden age of aviation.
AeroVironment using its UAS to assess environmental impact of Woolsey wildfire in California
In an effort to help assess the environmental impact of the Woolsey wildfire in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area of Southern California, AeroVironment is offering its UAS services to support the National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring Program.
AeroVironment Commercial Information Solutions Unmanned Aircraft Systems flight operations and Geographic Information Science teams have launched a comprehensive UAS-based aerial imaging and environmental impact study to gauge fire damage in key areas of the park. The aerial imagery data collected will be used for a variety of purposes, including to quantify oak tree mortality and vegetation stress, and to document the dramatic changes in park visitor experience.
CustomWeather and TruWeather Solutions partner to produce 'unique, high resolution' forecasts to support UAS
A provider of high-resolution weather data and alert services called CustomWeather Inc. has partnered with TruWeather Solutions LLC to produce “unique, high resolution” forecasts to support UAS.
The companies will offer UAS operators that need high resolution data TruWeather Solutions’ proprietary model that includes terrain-capturing resolutions at 1,000 meters. The model is complemented by CustomWeather’s own proprietary CW100 model to “provide solutions at even more granular 100 meter resolution,” the companies say.
MBIE and Airbus partner to develop New Zealand's capability in UAS and space data technology
New Zealand’s Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has signed an agreement with Airbus to collaborate on the development of New Zealand’s capability in the UAS and space data technology sectors.
Enabled through MBIE’s Innovative Partnerships program, the Letter of Intent “sets out a commitment to seek opportunities for Airbus to test and trial its UA technologies in New Zealand, and to work together to support the development and adoption of new and innovative space data technologies and applications,” according to MBIE.
L3 ASV receives funding for "pioneering project" on autonomous navigation of maritime vessels
L3 ASV has received funding from the U.K. government for a “pioneering project” on autonomous navigation of maritime vessels.
Along with its partners in the Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) and United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO), L3 ASV will conduct a study that focuses on the “future of marine navigational data and charts.”
Funded by the Department for Transport’s Transport Technology Research Innovation Grant (T-TRIG), the project will look to promote early-stage science, engineering or technology innovations, with the potential to advance the U.K.’s transport system.
To start, L3 ASV’s T-TRIG project will explore the characteristics of navigational data and charts in terms of what they’re made of, their structure and how they are updated.
UAVOS and Stratodynamics Aviation finalizing balloon-launched unmanned glider
UAVOS Inc., along with Stratodynamics Aviation Inc., is finalizing manufacturing of HiDRON, a stratospheric aircraft that is built to provide a “new dynamic method for measuring and evaluating atmospheric phenomena at various altitudes in a variety of geographical locations.”
Designed to collect high-altitude atmospheric data, the balloon-launched unmanned glider is capable of autonomous and soaring flight modes.
During a campaign next month, the HiDRON will reach altitudes up to 82,000 feet, the companies say.
RTI's Connext 6 includes first connectivity software designed to accelerate development and deployment of highly autonomous systems
On Oct. 16, industrial internet of things (IIoT) connectivity company Real-Time Innovations (RTI) announced the newest release of its Connext product suite, Connext 6, which includes the first connectivity software designed to accelerate the development and deployment of highly autonomous systems.
With Connext 6, autonomous vehicle developers are provided with the advanced technology necessary to address the complex data distribution challenges of Level 4 and Level 5 autonomy.
Drone Rescue Systems GmbH to present parachute system for UAS during Intergeo 2018
During Intergeo 2018, Austria’s Drone Rescue Systems GmbH will present the parachute system DRS-10 for the first time.
The company has also developed the parachute system DRS-M600 specifically for the DJI Matrice 600 (M600) UAS.
The parachute system DRS-10 is designed for multicopters with a total weight of five to 20 kilograms, making it well suited to be adapted to the DJI M600.
“The M600 is the workhorse of the drone fleet for many service providers,” says Andreas Ploier, CEO and co-founder of Drone Rescue Systems GmbH.
“Many different cameras and gimbals are compatible and fully integrable, which makes the M600 very versatile. For this reason it is all the more important, that the aircraft as well as the payload are protected from crashes.”
