Geospatial and drone technology from ARPAS-UK member Esri UK supports more effective response to floods, power cuts and severe weather. Lincolnshire Resilience Forum (LRF) has gone live with new geospatial and drone technology from Esri UK to help it better prepare for emergencies across the county, including flooding, loss of critical infrastructure, pandemics or severe…
Join us as Philip Hanson, Aviation Technical Assurance Manager at the Maritime & Coastguard Agency discusses the evolution of Coastguard aviation and how that led the MCA to explore BVLOS drone use to support time critical missions, to increase search efficience and effectiveness, while reducing the risk to the rescuers. Speaker Bio: Phil Hanson, Aviation…
In this issue there is a wide variety of excellent articles that are instrumental in advancing EDR’s mission to promote the worldwide sharing of knowledge. The magazine would like to thank The West Midlands Police Drone team, Excelerate Technology Group, Scott Mlakar, Rich Gatanis, Martin Hawley, Christophe Parisot, heliguy™, DRONERESPONDERS, C.E.R.R.A and DroneSense for their…
The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) wants to extend its technological horizons. This involves a strategic market engagement initiative, focusing on sub 25kg Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and associated equipment. This forward-looking approach aims to harness the potential of emerging technologies to bolster law enforcement efforts. Technical Details and SubmissionsInterested parties should respond to the market…
In this Issue, we present a diverse range of fantastic articles that play a crucial role in EDR’s mission to foster the global exchange of knowledge.. I would like to thank Craig Lippett, DroneSense, Prof. Dr. Mirko Kovac, Darryl Ashford-Smith, Toby Meredith, AlphaGeo, Brandon Karr, Philip Hicks, Graham Brown, Excelerate, Rich Gatanis, Unmanned Tactical Group…
Go behind the scenes with the West Midlands Police Drone Unit who hunt criminals from the sky! Channel 4 have joined Keith Bennett and his team at West Midlands Police to gain a unique insight to their operation. Sky Coppers shows the huge range of jobs that the dedicated team deploy to, from helping to…
The National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) Drones portfolio want UK police forces to be at the leading edge of public safety drone operations. To support this ambition they will develop a Centre of Excellence. It will align drone training and procedures to a national standard that puts the safety of people on the ground and other…
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…
In this 3rd edition, there are fantastic articles covering a wide spectrum of subjects that will form an important part of the EDR mission to promote the global exchange of knowledge. With some great articles from Vendelin Clicques, Rich Gatanis, Darryl Ashford-Smith, Paul Vavra, Kale Geiswite, Ron Warren, Dan Morrison, Steven Tisseyre, India Birrell, Dr…
March 2023 saw the launch of the new Emergency Drone Responder E-Magazine. It is packed full of information for those in the Emergency Services, with articles, thought-pieces, advice and product information. ARPAS-UK is delighted that Graham Brown, Chair of ARPAS-UK, and Phil Hicks of Pravo Consulting were involved in this first issue. Check out page…