
This week, Aeryon Labs provided a sneak peek at the Aeryon SkyRanger™ which will be unveiled next week on Thursday May 23, 2013. Aeryon small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) are regularly at the center of major world and international media stories due to their reputation and proven track record for immediate, reliable operation in high winds and harsh weather environments - often when other UAS or manned aircraft cannot fly. An intuitive touchscreen interface and advanced automated features allow operators to achieve their objectives with minimal training - no joysticks required.
May 7, 2013 -- During the morning commute on Tuesday May 7, 2013, a Toyota Camry, traveling northbound on Highway 404 just north of Toronto, crossed the median and crashed into oncoming southbound traffic. Six vehicles were involved in the crash. The severity of the accident caused the highway to be closed, in both directions, for more than 5 hours while the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) collected and recorded evidence, and cleaned up debris.
April 29, 2013 -- Increasingly key components on foreign battlefields, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are slowly starting to trickle back home. And with its Canadian-made Aeryon Scout, Halton Regional Police are on the forefront of domestic drone use.
Purchased in 2009, the Scout is used for a variety of public safety missions, including search and rescues and accident investigations. Last year the drone helped Halton Police find $744, 000 worth of marijuana growing in a Milton farmer’s field.
April 24, 2013 - Last week, the Technical Secretariat of Human Settlements Irregulars (TSHSI), started using new technology to monitor the Mount Sinai area (northwest) from the air – with the aim of preventing the construction of new homes within the territory protected by the Presidential Decree 607. With a small, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the Security Reserved Zone water covering the Santa Elena complex will be monitored daily.
The rapid development of unmanned aerial vehicles and unmanned aircraft systems promises to change the way a host of services will be delivered to the gas, oil and mining sector. The versatile flying craft can carry payloads ranging from high-resolution cameras to other sophisticated sensors and can provide an array of functions ranging from surveying to leak detection and security flyovers.