Success Stories

Drone integration: could Scotland’s Orkney Islands provide a blueprint?

A blueprint for effective integration of drones with crewed aviation into unsegregated airspace? Airspace is a critical piece of infrastructure requiring modernisation to accommodate a new generation of crewed and uncrewed aerial vehicles. As part of a pioneering project, Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL), supported by Egis, have proposed an airspace design and operational concept that…

Gotonomi and Videosoft partner to simplify UAV live video streaming

Partnership will integrate satcom and ultra-low bandwidth video streaming solutions, enhancing BVLOS operations for UAV operators 18th April, UK: Gotonomi, a UAV satellite connectivity platform provider, and Videosoft, developers of video streaming solutions, today announced a partnership that will simplify video live-streaming over satellite for UAV operators. By integrating Videosoft’s low-bandwidth video software with Gotonomi’s Velaris Multi-Link…

£1.3m for Freight Innovators Selected for Trials with Industry Heavyweights

From new cargo drones to upcycling freight trains, the latest firms selected for the Freight Innovation Fund Accelerator have been unveiled. Ten small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will each receive a share of £1.3m to conduct technology trials with industry partners. The SMEs will also benefit from trial and business support tailored to their needs…

uAvionix Awarded FAA Contract to Advance BVLOS Operations

uAvionix, a leader in avionics solutions for uncrewed and crewed aircraft, announced today that it has been awarded a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) contract to advance the commercial use of Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) in the National Airspace System (NAS). The contract aims to develop highly reliable Command and Control (C2)…

New Future Flight Standards Landscape is now live

Discover the latest best practice for innovation in air mobility, with this interactive Future Flight Standards landscape from BSI, created with support from Egis and backed by UK Research and Innovation. The new, expanded, Future Flight Standards landscape now covers lots of key use cases. Just a few examples include:➡️ Detect and avoid➡️ Operation of uncrewed aircraft systems➡️ New…

Pioneering simulations pave the way for routine drone flights in the UK

The prospect of remotely piloted drones operating in and out of some of the UK’s busiest airports has taken a step closer to reality following a series of pioneering simulations by the air traffic management service, NATS. The simulations, run at NATS’ head office in Hampshire, demonstrated how drones could be seamlessly integrated alongside other…

https://www.arpas.uk/cpd-how-historic-england-uses-drones-across-multiple-disciplines/

New 4th edition of the Metric Survey Specifications for Cultural Heritage published

The new 4th edition of the Metric Survey Specifications for Cultural Heritage has just been published online by the Geospatial Survey team of ARPAS-UK Member, Historic England. The third edition was published in 2015, and this new edition contains the most notable advance being the ubiquitous use of multi-image, structure from motion photogrammetric software and…

ECITB training helping ‘unlock drone potential’ for industry

In PwC’s latest market research on commercial drones, more than 80% of people said drones can have a significant impact within industry around cost and time savings, carbon reductions, productivity and safety. However, the Bringing Trust in Commercial Drones report, an assessment of how industry attitudes to drones have changed, revealed only 43% of people…