unmanned aerial vehicles
How drones will change our cities
Amazon’s promise of a 30 minute drone delivery service might look like click-bait PR - but it’s one early sign of significant changes coming in how our everyday world works. For the moment, all the ...
UK ‘should be leading’ on drone safety
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
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
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
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 ...