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UK ‘should be leading’ on drone safety
Cranfield University2021-09-15T12:15:26+01:0004/10/2016|Tags: air traffic control, airspace, cranfield university, drone safety, drones, transport systems, uavs, unmanned aerial vehicles|
Our air traffic control systems run on the basis of principles which are now 60 years old. It’s no surprise then that the appearance of UAVs in our air space is seen as a serious ...
Eye in the sky – using drones for environmental monitoring
Cranfield University2021-09-15T12:10:42+01:0009/09/2016|Tags: cranfield university, drones, ecological mapping, environmental mapping, environmental technology, monitoring, river mapping, uavs, unmanned aerial vehicles, water|
Adopted in 2000, the Water Framework Directive requires all EU member states to protect and improve the water quality in rivers, lakes, groundwater, transitional and coastal waters, and to protect against pollution and deterioration. But ...
‘Drones for Good’: Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) helping investigators gather evidence and prevent future accidents
Cranfield University2021-09-15T10:04:09+01:0001/04/2016|Tags: air accident investigation, aviation, aviation investigation, drones, human factors, remotely piloted aircraft systems, safety and accident investigation, uavs, unmanned aerial vehicles|
Photo: DJI S1000 “Octocopter” Drone scans a demo accident site outside Martell House, Cranfield University Accident sites are often dangerous or difficult places to work. There are always hazards that will require the accident investigator to ...
Drones in the Cumbria skies: the floods of Christmas
Dr Monica Rivas Casado2016-01-08T14:24:49+00:0008/01/2016|Tags: cumbria, drones, el nino, flood damage assessment, flood mapping, flood risk management, flooding, uavs, unmanned aerial vehicles|
Christmas 2015 will not be remembered as a white Christmas, but as a wet one. The media was full of images of the homes ruined by floods, particularly in Cumbria, as a result of winter ...