Ofcom has announced a new initiative to make the 978 MHz spectrum available for drone safety devices in the UK. These devices, known as Universal Access Transceivers (UAT), help aircraft identify drones’ locations, ensuring safer integration into airspace. This change is essential for critical infrastructure tasks, such as inspecting power lines and wind turbines. The…
G+ is the health and safety organisation for the global offshore wind industry. The purpose and scope of these guidelines is to promote good health & safety practices for using Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) or drones in the offshore wind industry. They are intended for offshore wind companies (OWCs) and cover all lifecycle stages of…
ARPAS-UK has today published its first Drone in Action Report. The purpose of this guide is to provide examples which demonstrate the range of benefits and financial savings that can be achieved by the safe adoption of Drones. Graham Brown, Chair of ARPAS-UK says, “When applied, drones are faster, cheaper, safer and greener than other…
Water companies have been in the Public Eye recently, with Ofwat warning that money alone will not solve the multiple issues they face. However, drones can assist in working more efficiently, accessing places that are harder to reach, thus they spot leaks faster than traditional methods. Ofwat’s CEO, David Black said recently that: “Companies must…
Join us to discuss the use of high-quality geospatial drone data in planned preventative maintenance and the benefits of using them: Proactive vs Reactive Asset Management. In this webinar where we will look at proactive vs reactive asset management, the key learning points are as follows: Speaker Bio: David Holmes, Director at InView Assets With…
Over the course of just 10 flying days, SkyLift successfully delivered 5,460 kg of cargo to 94 wind turbines—an impressive 94 deliveries! In one day alone, they moved 1,150 kg of cargo. This achievement showcases the power of precision and teamwork. The 70 kg drones – which have a wingspan of 2.6 m – can…
As part of the Future of Flight Phase III Challenge, the Intelligent Drones for Ports and Highways (InDePTH) consortium envisions a future where the deployment of intelligent drones may be used to support a wide range of inspection and maintenance tasks around national critical infrastructures. Currently, large-scale inspections of critical national infrastructure hold many high-risk…
Railscape Ltd, one of the UK’s leading commercial drone service providers, have developed, designed, and patented the UK’s first unmanned aerial precision sprayer (UAPS). The system, designed to deliver pesticides and herbicides via a sprayer attached to a drone, means a gamechanger in managing locations considered hazardous or difficult to reach using conventional working at…
The remarkable advancement in UAVs has firmly established itself as a pivotal enabler across the commercial landscape and is poised to revolutionise the energy sector. UAVs have proven to be instrumental in streamlining a wide range of operations that would otherwise be prohibitively expensive, labour-intensive and typically constitute a safety risk. Dr-SUIT offers a suite…
