Environmental News & Articles

Transport Canada SFOC Granted to Support Wildfire Suppression

Draganfly has been granted the Transport Canada Special Flight Operations Certificate for wildfire suppression operations, authorizing BVLOS drone operations at altitudes exceeding 400 feet

Aug 01, 2023
Collaboration to Develop Advanced Subsea LiDAR System

The partnership between Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) and 3D at Depth aims to create the next generation of subsea lidar technology that can generate detailed high-resolution maps of underwater features

Jul 07, 2023
Saildrones Deployed for Hurricane Season

In total, 12 Saildrone Explorers will be deployed throughout the mission, storm chasing in the Tropical Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico to study why some relatively mild tropical storms rapidly intensify into major hurricanes

Jul 06, 2023
CAMCOPTER S-100 Supports Emission Monitoring & Maritime Surveillance for EMSA in France

The S-100 is equipped with a Trakka TC-300 EO/IR sensor, an Explicit Mini Sniffer for emission monitoring, a Becker Avionics BD406 Emergency Beacon Locator, an Automatic Identification System receiver and a Mode-S Transponder ADSB out

Jun 30, 2023
USAF Funds Development of Rugged Backpack Drone & Fire Spotting Software

Under contract with the USAF, WingXpand will ruggedize its 7ft backpackable aircraft and develop AI software that supports the early detection and mitigation of wildfires

Jun 21, 2023
EMSA Employs UAS to Monitor Ship Emissions in the North Sea

Embarked on board the patrol vessel Bamberg, Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER S-100 is being used to monitor commercial ship emissions within the German Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)

Jun 02, 2023
Drone-Based Micro-Weather Service Launched

Meteomatics autonomous flight system will collect real-time weather data to fill gaps in visibility into local weather phenomena from GrandSKY aviation park in North Dakota

May 25, 2023
Advancing Airborne Surveying for Coastal Management in the Philippines

RASA Surveying’s approach synchronizes current photogrammetry and LiDAR practices with the bathymetric data collection capabilities of the TOPODRONE AQUAMAPPER

Apr 11, 2023
USDA Wildlife Services Selects Heavy-Lift UAS for Biodiversity Initiative

Parallel Flight Technologies will work with the USDA Wildlife Services to develop a drone-based aerial rodenticide baiting platform to improve the safety, cost, and effectiveness of current operations and to promote island conservation efforts

Mar 13, 2023
Pentagon to Use Autonomous Drones for Remote CBRN Detection

Teledyne FLIR Defense will integrate enhanced autonomy features and control on its SkyRaider UAS, and will develop new chemical and radiological sensing payloads to assess toxic threats on the battlefield

Feb 10, 2023
Unmanned Solution Approved for Monitoring Methane Emissions

The SnifferDRONE™ unmanned aerial solution for emissions monitoring has received broad approval from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Jan 09, 2023
Anemoment Acquired by Environmental Tech Innovator

Environmental technology innovator LI-COR has acquired Anemoment LLC specialists in mobile sensing systems used in exacting meteorological applications

Dec 21, 2022
TEKEVER Expands Marine Conservation Capabilities to the US

TEKEVER’s AI-driven drones will provide intelligence on threats to marine life including whale and dolphin migration, illegal fishing and pollution over the maritime and the coastline environments

Dec 14, 2022
Oceanology International Americas 2023 Gains Momentum

Taking place 14-16 February 2023, OiA 2023 aims to unlock the innovations necessary to meet the needs of climate change adaptation, ocean health, the energy transition and market developments in the Blue Economy

Dec 09, 2022
Singapore to Host First Natural Disasters Expo Asia in December 2022

The Natural Disasters Expo will welcome experts from around the globe to exhibit the latest revolutionary solutions to natural disaster management and mitigation, including unmanned systems and technology

Nov 08, 2022
Censys Technologies’ RetraSpectra System Enables 3D Mapping of Greenhouse Gases

The Aerospace Corporation’s retro-reflector spectroscopy system is implemented in Censys’ RetraSpectra system which enables long-range intelligence gathering for 3D mapping of methane, carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases

Nov 08, 2022
New Deep Learning Capability Developed for Marine Wildlife Detection

Leveraging its extensive research into the automatic detection of maritime vessels, TEKEVER has adapted its AI model and trained algorithms to detect different types of marine wildlife, supporting conservation efforts

Oct 24, 2022
Electra Completes First Flight of Solar-Electric Hybrid Research UAS

The 90-foot wingspan UAS, named Dawn One, is the first airplane to emerge from Electra’s new development facility in Virginia as part of the Stratospheric Airborne Climate Observatory System (SACOS) program

Oct 10, 2022
Enhanced Weather Sensing Infrastructure for Urban Advanced Air Mobility Operations

TruWeather Solutions’ Urban Weather Sensing Infrastructure Testbed aims to advance next-generation weather services required to safely scale profitable UAS and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) services in Hampton, Virginia

Sep 27, 2022
Animal Tracking with Radio-Telemetry & Drone Technology

Wildlife Drones has partnered with Freefly Systems to offer a complete radio-telemetry package with US made drones

Sep 21, 2022
Monitoring Deep Earthquake Rupture Sites with USVs

Princeton University has selected the SeaTrac SP-48 Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) to monitor deep seafloor tectonic plate movement with an innovative seafloor geodesy system

Sep 19, 2022
CAMCOPTER S-100 Supports Environmental & Wildlife Protection Activities 

Equipped with a Trakka TC-300 Electro-Optical / Infra-Red camera gimbal and an AIS receiver, the Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 is currently deployed onboard the Earthrace Conservation vessel M/Y MODOC

Aug 30, 2022
Seed Pod Delivery System Developed for Tree-Planting Aerial Drone

CAL International and AirSeed Technologies partnership will advance climate change initiative that aims to plant 100 million trees by 2024

Aug 23, 2022
Advancing Unmanned Systems Through Strategic Collaboration UST works with major OEMs to foster collaboration and increase engagement with SMEs, to accelerate innovation and drive unmanned systems capabilities forward.