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ARPAS-UK to exhibit at GeoBusiness: 17-18 May 2023

ARPAS-UK is delighted to announce that we will be exhibiting at GeoBusiness 2023.

We’re much looking forward to seeing Members, Prospective Members and those wanting to know more about how the drone industry operates in the Geospatial world at GeoBusiness. The event will be on May 17-18, 2023, at ExCel, London, co-located with Digital Construction Week. Come along and see both shows!

The show will be of particular interest to anyone working in the geospatial industry: surveyors, construction, local authorities, planners, drone related businesses and is THE place for highly informative talks, great discussions and tips on what is coming soon. Help make it even better! 

  • 200+ supplies & service providers of geospatial technology
  • 3000+ trade visitors from over 55 countries
  • inspiring keynote and seminar programme by leading industry experts
  • almost 100 hands-on demonstrations of the latest in geospatial
  • and that’s just GeoBusiness – don’t forget Digital Construction Week too!

So, do you have something geospatial to say, a new product to launch, an insight that you want to share? Please get in touch with us via [email protected] We are gathering speaker information for the show.

We also have a 10% discount available for new exhibitors to the show. Get in touch for more details.

25 Jan 2023

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Next steps for drone regulation and use in the UK: 31 Jan 2023

with

Stuart Lindsay, Head, Airspace Modernisation, Civil Aviation Authority

Kevin Woolsey, Co-Head, General Aviation and Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems, Civil Aviation Authority

and

Councillor Keith Artus, Chairman, Strategic Aviation Special Interest Group (SASIG); Helen Hearn, Director, Spectrum Policy, Ofcom; Dr Ruth Mallors-Ray, Director, RMR Consultants; John McKenna, CEO, sees.ai; Nicholas Paines KC, Commissioner for Public Law, Law Commission; Andrew Sage, Director, Safety Transformation, National Air Traffic Services; Fiona Smith, Group Head of Aerodrome Strategy, AGS Airports

and

Andrew Chadwick, Connected Places Catapult; Sam Durham, NFU; Dr Anton Howes, Entrepreneurs Network; Stuart McGlynn, Cyberhawk

Chaired by:

Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate, Vice President, All-Party Parliamentary Group on General Aviation

For more information and to Book

This conference is bringing together stakeholders and policy makers to discuss the future of remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS) regulation and commercial use in the UK.

It comes as the CAA updates the Airspace Modernisation Strategy, and Ofcom consults on spectrum management for unmanned aircraft systems – with further studies being conducted by UKRI and the Law Commission.

Delegates will discuss the priorities for the safe and effective integration of unmanned and remotely piloted aircraft systems into UK airspace, and what is needed from regulators and users to enable routine operations beyond visual line of site (BVLOS).

They will also examine emerging RPAS applications in key industries, the integration of drones into existing practices and business models, and the priorities for building business cases and attracting investment.


Booking arrangements:

To book places, please use our online booking form.

Once submitted, this will be taken as a confirmed booking and will be subject to our terms and conditions below.

You can also pay in advance by credit card on 01344 864796. If advance credit card payment is not possible, please let me know and we may be able to make other arrangements.

Options and charges are as follows:

  • Access to Next steps for drone regulation and use in the UK (plus a permanent record of proceedings) is £260 plus VAT per delegate
  • Concessionary rate places for small charities, unfunded individuals and those in similar circumstances are £115 plus VAT. Please be sure to apply for this at the time of booking.
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A2 Certificate of Competence: update

Holders of an A2 Certificate of Competence that references transition and legacy period dates of 31 December 2022, may continue to use these privileges until either the expiry date of the certificate, or the end of the new transition/legacy period (on 01 January 2026) whichever is sooner. A re-issue of the certificate is not required.

From the CAA’s Updates on Drones & also issued via Skywise on 22 November 2022

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Barbados National Conservation Committee looking to improve their environmental monitoring using drones

Swellpro UK, the European sales and service centre for a range of waterproof drones and who operate in Dorset, had a positive product demonstration and meeting with the Barbados National Conservation Committee at the start of September in Richmond Park, London.

The drones offer a range of different applications including thermal imaging, mounted mega phones and payload release options to help with search and rescue missions, as well as water sampling kits and sonar scanners to test the quality and terrain of the waters there.

The Barbados NCC are looking at ways of improving their environmental monitoring operations through utilization of modern technology and are interested in Weymouth based company Swellpro UK supplying the product and training to help them modernise and move forward.

Swellpro UK Splashdrone 4

All New, All-Weather Waterproof Flight Platform

The SwellPro SD4 is the latest evolution of the waterproof drone.

This all-new drone represents over seven years of design improvements and experience – resulting in SwellPro’s most powerful all-digital floating & flying platform. A new benchmark for waterproof drones. Simply put, there is no drone in the world like it. PRACTICAL, MULTIFUNCTIONAL, DURABLE. With its modular multi-functional payload system and open interface design, the SwellPro SD4 can quickly adapt to different tasks in the field. The SD4 is the 5th generation of waterproof drone from SwellPro – the pioneer and innovator of waterproof drones worldwide.

The SD4 is IP67 Rated (the Controller is IP66)

Open Platform:

  • Open Flight-Control API Interface
  • Pass-thru Two-way Serial Data Port
  • Direct Ethernet Port
  • Remote control SDK serial port

38 Abbotsbury Road, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 0AE
Tel: (01305) 300413 Mobile: (07718) 862129 Email: [email protected]
Website: www.vaspba.co.uk and www.swellpro-uk.co.uk

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UK Drones & Robotics Trade Exchange Day

Location: Australia House, Strand, London WC2B 4LA

To Register

Summary

Join us for the inaugural World of Drones and Robotics Global: UK Edition. We are excited to be hosting globally-leading visitors and companies at Australia House to create new UK/Australia business, trade, and  investment opportunities. We can help you grow your network and provide business introductions.

Topics

•   Emerging Tech and Business Opportunities

•   Trade & Investment (UK & AUS)

•   AUKUS and opportunities in Defence

•   Urban & Regional Drone Use Cases

•   Regulation and Safety Best Practice

•   Research, Development, and Commercialisation

•   Robots, Cobots, and Manufacturing

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Temporary Airspace Restrictions following the Death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

Following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, as part of the overall security arrangements, several temporary airspace restrictions are already in force.

Currently, the two temporary restrictions are:

* RESTRICTION OF FLYING REGULATIONS: BALMORAL CASTLE TO THE PALACE OF HOLYROODHOUSE, EDINBURGH 10 – 13 SEPTEMBER 2022. The briefing sheet for this restriction can be found here.

* RESTRICTION OF FLYING REGULATIONS: CENTRAL LONDON, 9 SEPTEMBER – 19 SEPTEMBER 2022.The briefing sheet for this restriction can be found here.

The official source to obtain accurate and complete Aeronautical Information in the UK is the UK Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP), which contains details of all permanent airspace restrictions, and separately, details of temporary restrictions. In this instance, due to the short notice nature of these restrictions, they are promulgated as briefing sheets within the Aeronautical Information System, here.

Please be aware that further restrictions will come into force in the coming days. We strongly recommend that you continue to monitor official sources of data regularly.

12 September 2022
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DRACHMA Meeting – Skyports – Cascade – CAA Drop Test – Intelsius – Best Practice

 

Agenda for the DRACHMA July meeting: Drone Research for Advancing Community Healthcare & Medicine Access

15:00 to 16:30 BST, Monday 18th July 2022 online meeting.

* 15:00 -15:10 Welcome & Introduction. Paul Royall, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King’s College London & DroneMatLab Ltd.

*15:10 -15:25 Recent Success in Drone Medical Logistics: Ideal attributes of a Medicine Delivery Drone. Paul Rigby, Skyports Drone Services.

 * 15:25 – 15:30 Q&A.

 * 15:30 – 15:45 Cascade Llanbedr Flight Tests: Cooperative Airspaces Managed for Multimodal Drone Operations. Andy Oakey, Transportation Research Group, Boldrewood Innovation Campus, University of Southampton.

 * 15:45 – 15:50 Q&A.

* 15:50 -16:05 Meeting the CAA drop test challenge: Crash Proof Drone Medical Cargo Packaging. Jens Mangelsen, DGP Intelsius Ltd.

 * 16:05 -16:10 Q&A.

 * 16:10 – 16:25 Sharing best UAS practice: It’s about the data. Patrick Courtney, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King’s College London & DroneMatLab Ltd.

 * 16:25 – 16:30 Q&A, closing remarks & introduction of a special issue in the Journal Drones.

 

For an invitation to the Meeting, please email Paul Royall.

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DRACHMA Meeting: Curating Medical Drone Delivery Data

Gabriella (Gabo) Ailstock from VillageReach will be talking about the curation of Medical Drone Delivery mission data.

 

To register for this event, please email Paul Royall on [email protected] with DRACHMA in the subject line

 

Previous Meetings:

April 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHqtx7qc41I

  • Presentations & Speakers: UK UAV for Health – Post Pandemic Possibilities
  • Deirdre Wallace, Health & Care Innovation Lead, Oxfordshire County Council, Oxford,
  • UK Apian – delivering faster, smarter and cleaner healthcare Hammad Jeilani, co-founder Apian, UK

May 2021:

Two fantastic presentations from two leaders in the field of healthcare delivery using drones. Experiences and lessons learnt from bi-directional drone transport proof of concept projects in Africa.

  • Astrid Knoblauch, Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute; Department of Epidemiology & Public Health. Drone delivered defibrillators for out of hospital cardiac arrest.
  • Sheldon Cheskes, Medical Director, Sunnybrook Centre for Prehospital Medicine, Toronto, Canada.