Construction, mapping and surveying

Capturing the Majestic Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway from Above

Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway, the renowned preserved railway line, has recently unveiled a captivating perspective of its historic tracks. For the first time in its 134-year history, the railway has been captured from the air, thanks to the advanced drone technology provided by Networx3 UAV. The award-winning Matrice M30T and DJI Avata drones,…

PwC’s Inspiring Insights for opportunities within the UK Drone Industry

PwC: Building Trust in Commercial Drones “Only 43% think industry is using commercial drones effectively”. Recently, PwC UK published Trust in Commercial Drones, an assessment of how industry attitudes to drones have changed over the past three years and the implications for actions to grow the UK drone economy. PwC stated “It was our pleasure to work…

National Highways reaches for the skies with new flight management system

National Highways has launched a new flight management system which will speed up processes for drone operators looking to fly near motorways or major A roads and improve safety through better co-ordination and visibility of flights. With the use of drones playing an increasing role in modern living, National Highways is introducing a new flight…

GEOBusiness & Digital Construction Week 2023

We are thrilled to announce that ARPAS-UK will be exhibiting at GeoBusiness, colocated with Digital Construction, on May 17th and 18th at Stand G650. This event brings together professionals and innovators from the geospatial and construction industries to explore the latest advancements, technologies, and solutions. We have curated a series of captivating talks and presentations…

ECITB Foundation UAS Training Course

Take-off for drone course Following the success of a pilot programme in 2022, the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) has launched a quality assured course for operating Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), or drones, in industrial environments. The use of drones across industry is growing rapidly. This is due to the safety benefits and increased…

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…

The Construction Playbook

Introduction: Delivering excellent public works is critical for the government to deliver the public services that we all rely on. Up to £31 billion of contracts across economic and social infrastructure will be brought to market over the next year, and to meet this ambition we need to develop our approach to delivery. From building…

DroneX: a round up, thoughts and preparing next year

7-8 Sep 2022, London We were delighted to meet so many members and key stakeholders, and to share our stand with a few members as well: Richard Gill of Drone Defence, Toby Townrow of Dronevolution and Chris Crockford of Electric Aviation. It was fantastic to see the interaction between them and other exhibitors and visitors,…