Monthly Archives: August 2013

http://www.gizmag.com/tu-delft-worlds-smallest-autopilot/28845/

http://aerosee.org/about.php

The AeroSee experiment is an exciting new project where you can become a virtual mountain rescue assistant from the comfort of your own home, simply by using your computer. Every year Patterdale Mountain Rescue assist hundreds of injured and missing persons from around the Ullswater area in the North of the Lake District. The average search takes several hours and can require a large team of volunteers to set out in often poor weather conditions. This experiment is to see how the use of UAV (or ‘Drone’) technology, together with your ‘crowd-sourced’ help can reduce the time taken to locate and rescue a person in distress.

Civilian Use of UAVs
Here at UCLan we are interested in investigating the civilian applications of unmanned systems. They offer a rich and exciting source of educational and research material for our students and research staff. As regulations for their use are being developed and matured by aviation authorities, it is important that research is conducted to maximise their benefits to society

http://i-hls.com/2013/08/new-french-small-uav-models-offer-autonomy-and-high-endurance/

Search and Rescue
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17428269/SUAS-COTT_31May2012%20slides.pdf
http://www.hstoday.us/industry-news/general/single-article/exclusive-dhs-small-drone-test-plan-calls-for-evaluating-sensors-for-first-responder-hs-operational-communities/85fbd03243c8559e42ddaaaf324f84c7.html
http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/10/4318770/canada-draganflyer-drone-claims-first-life-saved-search-rescue
Intl Development, Refugee camps, mapping
http://www.openrelief.org/home/
http://www.droneadventures.org/
Discussion: http://gis.19327.n5.nabble.com/UAVs-td5769891.html

http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/10/4318770/canada-draganflyer-drone-claims-first-life-saved-search-rescue

Human RIghts

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/31/opinion/drones-for-human-rights.html?_r=0
Conservation Antipoaching

conservationdrones

Equipment:
FPV Transmitter receivers
FPV goggles
Cameras
Sensors
Gimbals
Fixed wing airframes
Multicopter airframes
Motors
Batteries
Mapping
2d, stitching
3d, pointcloud

complete systems

Do an exercise and capture video

virginia firechiefs association

Host a webinar or forum

Discuss value prop

how move this forward

VDEM

North Anna nuclear

Contact another fire department: Roanoke David Hopack

Dr. Griffin, is a former fire chief  in loudon