The Importance of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Public Awareness Workshop Thessaloniki, Greece 31 August 2018

WHAT Unmanned Aircraft Systems WHERE Drones : WHY Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems WHEN

Peter VAN BLIJENBURGH [email protected] [email protected]

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International non-profit association Founded in 1998 Registered in The Netherlands Operates out of offices in Paris, France Board of Directors = Representatives from 24 Countries

FEDERATES t 24 national RPAS associations in 22 countries

REPRESENTS t 4700 companies & organizations From 35 countries on all continents t Drone Operators t Drone Manufacturers t Service Suppliers

INVOLVEMENT Long (since 2000) advocacy for the creation of drone-related rules & regulations + standards at: t European level t International level

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NOTE Aircraft Heavier Lighter : Model Aircraft Aircraft Model than than Air Air Power Power Not Power Not Power What What Driven Driven & UAS/RPAS/Drone Flying Flying - - Driven Driven We Are Talking © Peter van Petervan Blyenburgh T oys are Ornithopter Rotorcraft Aeroplane Kite Glider Captive Balloon Free Balloon indeed also …. also indeed A s bout bout Tethered (flappingwing) AIRCRAFT Amphibian Landplane Helicopter Gyroplane Seaplane Airships Glider Drones Exist !!! Page: 4 /50 Aerial Operations

Drone Usage

Governmental M Military u U T U Non-Military State Flights Customs u A Security related Police u N L VLOS Border Guards u O I E-VLOS Z Coast Guard u N A BLOS T RLOS Not State Flights Civil Protection u I B-RLOS Incl. Safety related Fire Fighters u O M National Mapping Agencies u N I Non-Governmental Commercial Air Transport Scheduled Air Service L (Transport of Persons & Freight) Non-scheduled Revenue Operations u BLOS I RLOS Non-revenue Operations B-RLOS T General Aviation Corporate Operations A Flight Training / Instruction Pleasure (private non-commercial) R Y VLOS Commercial u E-VLOS Non-Commercial u BLOS Aerial Work (incl. Corporate Operations) O RLOS Training / Instruction u P B-RLOS Other Miscellaneous u S

VLOS = Visual Line-of-Sight Model Aircraft u E-VLOS = Extended VLOS BLOS = Beyond Line-of-Sight Leisure Recreational Drones u RLOS = Radio Line-of-Sight B-RLOS = Beyond RLOS VLOS Flying Toys u

Current Operations: u 31 Aug. 2018 © Peter van Blyenburgh Page: 5/50 Leisure Drones

Flying Toys Recreational Drones Model Aircraft

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Flying Toys Recreational Racing Drones

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Recreational “Follow Me” Drones

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Amateur Aerial Video

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Model Aircraft (<20-25 kg & >20/25 & <150kg)

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Very Large Model Aircraft (> 150 kg)

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Weight extremes

SMALLEST In Service Drone – 18 grammes

Both examples have been developed for military applications

Black Hornet – FLIR UAS, Norway

LARGEST In Service Drone – >15 000 kg

Global Hawk - Northrop Grumman, USA 31 Aug. 2018 © Peter van Blyenburgh Page: 13/50 Professional Drones

eBee Classic- SenseFly, Switzerland Altura Z - Aerialtronics, Netherlands S-100 - Schiebel, Austria

Spy’Ranger – Thales, France SDO 50 V2 - SwissDrones, Switzerland UX11 – Delair, France

S90 Novadem France

Huggin X1 - Skywatch, Denmark Penguin C - UAVFactory, Latvia © Peter van Blyenburgh Page: 14/50 Professional Drones

Bramor – C-Astral, Slovenia Skeyetech – Azur Drones, France BxS41 – EagleView, France

RiCopter, Riegl, Austria Agras MG-1 – DJI, China RH2 Stern – Delft Dynamics, Netherlands

HEF32 – HighEye, Netherlands Elix-XL – Eli Airborne Solutions, Estonia Colibri – Ingegneria Dei Sistemi, Italy

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Meteodrone – Meteomatics, CH MiniStalker – MIB Electronic, Germany SkyRobot FX450 – Robot Aviation, Norway

Oktokopter – Mikrokopter, Germany CryoWing – NORUT, Norway Inspire 2 – DJI, China

Responder - Search Systems, UK Agras MG1S – Sky Drones, Brazil Flyox-1 - Singular Aircraft, Spain

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TETHERED DRONES

HoverMast 100 C – Sky Sapience, TetherEye – Aerovironment, USA 5UF – Drone Volt, France Israel

Orion - Elistair, France Parc – CyPhy Works, USA ASV-30 860 - Aerosurveillance, USA

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Market Sectors

Agriculture, Fishery, Forestry Mining & Exploration

Audio-Visual, Media, Advertising News Gathering & Broadcasting

Cinema & TV Industry Policy Compliance & Legal Proof

Construction & Real Estate Private Citizen Requirements

Environmental (Protection / Conservation) Public Safety Animal Deterrent, Civil Protection, Disaster Flight Training / Instruction Management, Fire Fighting, Public Gatherings, Critical Installations Heritage & Historical Monument Mgt

Humanitarian Relief (incl. NGOs) Public Security & Law Enforcement Police, Border Guard, Coast Guard, Customs, Industrial (Commercial & Corporate) Game-Keeping, Judiciary

Insurance (Claim Investigations) Research & Scientific (Public & Private)

Maintenance Utility Companies (Public & Private)

Meteorology See “Survey” on www.rpas-regulations.com for explanations (8 languages)

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Flight Mission Purposes

Advertising Manipulation Sky Painting Aerial Acrobatics Mapping Sky Writing & Special Effects Measuring Special Purpose Aerial Photos & Monitoring Spotting Film/Video News Gathering Spraying Footage Observation Surveillance Cinema & TV Patrolling Surveying Deterring Policy Compliance Testing Dispensing Relief Flight Tracking Exploration Research Transport – Goods Identification Search & Rescue Transport – Persons Inspection Sensing Validation Localisation Water Bombing

See “Survey” on https://rps-info.com/surveys for explanations (8 languages)

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ENTERTAINMENT – AERIAL SPECTACLES

ENTERTAINMENT – DRONE RACING

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ENTERTAINMENT – DRONE SHOWS

Shows & Photos: Verity Studios, Switzerland

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MAPPING

Each Photo Is Geo-referenced Stitched Together

Zoom In Images: Centrum Informacji Kryzysowej , Poland

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AGRICULTURE – MAPPING & DETECTION

Locating Diseased Plants Locating Invasive Plants

Early Stage Weed Detection Soil Humidity Detection SenseFly, Switzerland

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AGRICULTURE – MAPPING & MONITORING

Seedling Growth Growth Vitality

Geo Technic, Germany Crop Growth Crop Maturity

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AGRICULTURE – MAPPING & MONITORING

Growth Vigour Irrigation Control

Geo Technic, Germany

Geo Technic, Germany Crop Productivity Weed Detection

Geo Technic, Germany Geo Technic, Germany

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AGRICULTURE - DISPENSING

Tree Seedlings Seeds

Agronator BioCarbon Engineering, UK Germany Capsules with Wasp Larvae Fertilizer Pellets

Biocare Germany Trichosafe®

Height Tech Yamaha Germany Japan

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AGRICULTURE SPRAYING (Insecticide)

MG-1S - DJI, China Fazer – Yamaha, Japan Hercules 30 – HSE, USA

P30 – XAG, China 3WD-TY-D10L – Eagle Brother, China SLK-5 – WideWorldz, China

Mosquitocopter (Mosquito Height Tech Germany Eradication)

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INSPECTION

Collapsed Building Tunnel Railway Track

Open Pit Mine Sea Barrage Dike

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INSPECTION Oil Rig Cell Tower

Cyberhawk UK Gas Pipeline Inspection Accident Site – Urgent Mapping

Centrum Informacji Kryzysowej Poland

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INSPECTION

Powerline Insulator Pipeline Contact - Sensing

Robot Aviation , Norway

FADA-CATEC Spain

Invasive Vegetation Growth Airport Runway

Aerium Analytics, Canada

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INSPECTION

Pipeline Flare Stack Cyberhawk, UK Ship Cargo Oil Tanks (interior)

Buildings – Thermal Signature

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MAINTENANCE - INSPECTION

Wind Turbine Blades Solar Panel Farms Industrial Sites

GarudaUAV, India

Dams Underground Mines Bridges

Tilt Ranger - Inkonova, Sweden

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3D MODELLING

Historical Buildings Archaeological Sites

Cultural Heritage Sites Quarries & Open Air Mines

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VOLUMETRIC MEASUREMENTS

Pit Mines - Quarries - Gravel Pits

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USA Haiti Post Tsunami Post Hurricane Japan St. Maarten

BIRD DETERRENT

Robird ®

Clear Flight Solutions The Netherlands Crop Reducing Bird Strike Risk At Airports Protection (Rice & Blue Berries)

Keeping Industrial Sites Free From Nesting Birds

Clear Flight Solutions Reducing Bird Concentrations The Netherlands

ENVIRONMENTAL - ANTI-POACHING PATROLLING

India

South Africa

South Africa Tanzania

ENVIRONMENTAL - MONITORING

European Maritime Zone Illegal Logging

Coral Reef Health Oil Spill

PUBLIC SAFETY - SEARCH & RESCUE

Schiebel Austria

DARPAS, Netherlands

PUBLIC SAFETY - FIRE FIGHTING

Fire Depart. Oslo, Norway

Fire Depart. Umm Al Quwain, UAE Fire Depart. Henan, China Black Hornet FLIR UAS, Norway KWT-X6L – Kewetai, China Fire Depart. Maidenstone Fire Depart. UK Paris, France Fire Depart., California, USA

Inspire 1 – DJI, China Ikhana - General Atomics AS, USA Bebop-Pro, Parrot, France

PUBLIC SECURITY & LAW ENFORCEMENT

France United States United Kingdom

Australia Mexico India

AERIAL ELECTRICITY GENERATION

Tethered Aircraft

Makani Power, USA Ampyx Power, The Netherlands 100% GoogleX owned

Altaeros, USA Twingtec, USA MIT spin-off

TRANSPORT FREIGHT

SkyWays Airbus Singapore Microdrones AT200 – China Academy of Sciences Deutsche Post China Germany Germany

Tenku 2 Matternet Zipline ACSL & Rakuten USA USA Japan

Payload: 200 kg dpd Group Raven X1400 USA

Griff Aviation, Norway Griff 350 Drone Delivery Canada

Vahana - Airbus, Europe CityAirbus - Airbus, Europe PopUp - Airbus, Europe

Volocopter, Germany Uber, USA Lilium, Germany

Surefly - Workhorse, USA Cora – Kitty Hawk, USA Ehang 184 - EHang, China 31 Aug. 2018 © Peter van Blyenburgh Page: 44/50 Professional Drones

VERY HIGH ALTITUDE – LONG ENDURANCE SOLAR POWERED AIRCRAFT

Aquila – Facebook, USA Zephyr – Airbus, Europe

Caihong - China Aerospace Science & Technology Corp., China Odysseus – Boeing (Aurora Flight Sciences), USA

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31 Aug. 2018 © Peter van Blyenburgh Page: 49/50 UVS INTERNATIONAL 86 rue Michel Ange FR-75016 Paris France Tel.: +33-1-46.51.88.65 Fax: +33-1-46.51.05.22 www.uvs-international.org www.rpas-regulations.com www.rps-info.com www.rpas-conference.com www.rpas-civops.com

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