It is timely to update the Canadian unmanned systems community on various activities that USC has been undertaking on your behalf and some items that you might find newsworthy. [wpdm_package id=2014 template=”link-template-calltoaction3.php”]
Category Archives: Announcements
2016 RPAS Yearbook, with updated Canadian section, now available for on-line viewing, and purchase. From Suas News: 2016 RPAS Yearbook – RPAS: The Global Perspective Subj.: Online Availability For the 14th consecutive year, we have been able to publish this unrivalled publication. You are whole-heartedly thanked for your contribution to making this possible. The electronic […]
Stay tuned for details on Mexican Business Opportunities workshop at UnmannedCanada 2016. New Regulations for UAVs operation Today, the Mexican Aeronautic Agency (equivalent to the United States Federal Air Administration and to Transport Canada) issued the “Mandatory Administrative Regulations to operate Unmanned Air Vehicle Systems (UAVs)” (the “Regulations”), thereby substituting Regulations CO AV-23/10 R2. The […]
Unmanned Systems Canada congratulates the University of Sherbrooke on having won the Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International Student UAV competition held in Patuxent River Maryland, USA this week. Pitted against 24 teams who had qualified for the final flying phase from the United States, Canada, Germany, Israel and India the Sherbrooke VAMUdeS team took […]
Today, the Mexican Aeronautic Agency (equivalent to the United States Federal Air Administration and to Transport Canada) issued the “Mandatory Administrative Regulations to operate Unmanned Air Vehicle Systems (UAVs)” (the “Regulations”), thereby substituting Regulations CO AV-23/10 R2. The Regulations provide for new requirements to operate UAVs, also known as Drones, and apply to all operators […]
Performance of a UAV-borne Directional Gamma Spectrometer An opportunity exists for a geophysics or physics student to perform their M.Sc. thesis work at the Geological Survey of Canada on studies of the performance of a directional gamma spectrometer on board an […]
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 […]
Five months have already passed since our annual conference, and the first meeting of our newly elected Board of Directors. 2015 certainly ended on a high note, with the UAV community anticipating the regulatory framework for Visual Line of Sight operations to be enacted, the culmination of years of leadership and the investment of countless hours […]