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The Barrier Islands off the Gulf Coast are threatened by coastal land loss.

Crossing the Barrier

Above: The Barrier Islands off the Gulf Coast are threatened by coastal land loss.  A Louisiana university overcame a barrier facing scientific research of coastal land loss—with a UAS. “We are losing an acre of coastline every 30 minutes,” says Dr. Gary LaFleur Jr., associate professor of biological sciences at Nicholls State University in Louisiana. And...

Aeryon SkyRanger with stabilized dual EO/IR high-resolution cameras.

Primed for Growth

Aeryon epitomizes the current and coming uprising in UAS. The global UAS market (according to MarketsandMarkets) is set to grow at a 34.36% compound annual growth rate from 2015 to 2020, with UAS shipments to reach 3.8 million units in 2020. A new report from the FAA backs up this forecast, with a somewhat lower...

An Altanvian employee tries out their newly redesigned Nova 7200.

The Practice of UAS

Above: An Altanvian employee tries out their newly redesigned Nova 7200. Advice from a pro on introducing UAS into your practice. UAS are quickly transforming from cutting-edge to standard tools for geospatial mapping and surveying. How will your firm be competitive and turn this technology into a profitable business? Get Smart about Regulations The greatest challenge...

xyHt News Links: 5/6/16

Global Aerospace Announces Insurance Program for AUVSI Members FLIR Announces Vue Pro R Radiometric Thermal Camera for Commercial Drones Stampede Debuts Industry’s Most Complete UAV Product Line And Support Programs At XPONENTIAL 2016 AeryonLive: Drone Fleet Management Platform for UAVs Top Gear USA Captures Rubicon Trail in 360 Degrees INTERGEO Preview 2016 SelectTech GeoSpatial, LLC Launches...

Distinguishing Features

Inside the unique design of the Falcon 8 I must confess a little bit of UAS fatigue. Among the flood of new UAS, it takes a bit of research to find distinguishing features. It does make sense at one level that a basic form might evolve from so many parallel development efforts, but it makes...

UAS — Don’t Blink

The audible signature of drones is readily recognizable. With the flood of consumer drones, the distinctive whir of those little propellers fills our skies and thoughts. But there is another sound associated with drones and their commercial manifestation in the form of UAVs and UAS that might someday soon be cause for alarm: the “whoosh”...