Unmanned Systems Canada, representing the professional Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) community in Canada, is pleased to support Minister Garneau’s Drone Safety Campaign announced this morning in Ottawa. The safety of Canada’s airspace is crucial for everyone. It is incumbent on everyone from the hobbyist to the professional to fly safely by knowing what the rules […]
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Southport, MB – May 2nd, 2016 – Fourteen university student teams from across Canada competed in the Operational Phase of the 8th Unmanned Systems Canada UAS Student Competition hosted by Southport MB. Phase 1, the design paper, attracted 18 teams and 14 competed in Phase 2 this past weekend. Le comité organisateur félicite l’équipe VAMUdeS […]
SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN and VENICE, CALIFORNIA – April 26, 2016 – Draganfly Innovations announced today the addition of support for GLONASS satellite navigation, which will provide higher accuracy and function in more locations than GPS alone. GLONASS (GLObal NAvigation Satellite System) is a Russian space-based navigation system similar to GPS. Both systems consist of orbiting satellites […]
Find new customers in the Port Security sector. Come and join Unmanned Systems Canada at PortSecure 2016 from 19 to 20 May in Toronto. USC has been invited to present on UAS applications for Port Security and will also provide a short “UAV 101” course. For further details download the brochure and go to http://www.portmanagementnetwork.com/toronto […]
Unmanned Systems Canada has been requested to get UAS operator input for an FAA Aviation Weather Research Program to improve weather-related information provided to UAS operators. We are hoping that the results of this work will also be available to Environment Canada and NavCanada. Your assistance in completing this survey would be greatly appreciated. Please […]
The complex issues surrounding automated vehicles grabbed the attention of 85 members of industry, government and academia involved in the sector at an event held in Ottawa on Wednesday. Mr Barrie Kirk, executive director of The Canadian Automated Vehicles Centre of Excellence (CAVCOE) and Mark Aruja, the Chair of USC, co-hosted the event. Read the […]
Saskatoon, SK & Venice, CA – March 31, 2016 – Draganfly Innovations Inc. announced today that Transport Canada now considers Draganfly’s Declaration of Compliance for all four current production Draganflyer UAVs to be complete. This allows Draganfly to issue Statements of Conformity to clients seeking to become Compliant Operators in accordance with Staff Instruction 623-001. […]
The competition is off to a stellar start with all 18 teams submitting excellent design papers and qualifying for Phase 2, the flying portion to be held in Southport MB in a month. After an independent review by each member of the judging panel, the results are: Phase 1 Winners Announcement
Public Works and Government Services Canada is seeking to engage industry in consultation on the development of a proposed competitive procurement for the acquisition of an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) for the Government of Canada, Transport Canada. Transport Canada has a requirement for a UAS including communication links, ground control stations, sensor packages, as well […]
Canada became the world leaders in safe aviation in remote areas with the invention of bush flying. The next big step is to do some of these most challenging tasks with Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), where we can once again lead the world in innovation. Operations Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) will lead to […]