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Push button agriculture : robotics, drones, satellite-guided soil and crop management /

K. R. Krishna, Author | Oakville, ON (Canada) : Apple Academic Press | 2021

This book covers three main types of agricultural systems: the use of robotics, drones (unmanned aerial vehicles), and satellite-guided precision farming methods. Some of these are well refined and are currently in use, while others are in need [...]

European Global Navigation Satellite Systems (EGNSS) for drones operations : white paper

European GNSS Agency (GSA), Author | [S.l.] : European Commission | 2020

The main objective of this paper is to introduce the added value of EGNOS and Galileo for current drones operations and future U-Space services.

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Domesticating drones : the technology, law and economics of unmanned aircraft /

Henry H. Perritt, Author ; Eliot O. Sprague, Author | New York : Routledge | 2017

The public debate over civilian use of drones is intensifying. Variously called "unmanned aircraft systems", "unmanned aerial vehicles", "remotely piloted aircraft", or simply "drones", they are available for purchase by anyone for a few hundred[...]

The rise of drones : analysis of current and future applications of drones in terrestrial remote sensing

Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2017

For the purposes of this report a drone is defined as: A reusable unmanned vehicle flown terrestrially or in space, controlled remotely or flying autonomously, using on-board flight plans, sensors, positioning systems or controls. The mission st[...]

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Drones : what everyone needs to know /

Sarah E. Kreps, Author | Oxford : Oxford University Press | What everyone needs to know | 2016

Drones quite possibly represent the most transformative military innovation since jet engines and atomic weaponry. Through satellite imaging and remote technology, countries such as the United States can destroy small targets halfway around the [...]

Introduction to unmanned aircraft systems

Douglas M. Marshall, Editor ; Richard K. Barnhart, Editor ; Eric Shappee, Editor ; Michael Most, Editor | Boca Raton, Florida ; London ; New York : CRC Press | 2016

From its history to future applications, this book explores the landscape of unmanned aerial systems. It discusses commercial and military applications, integration into the national airspace system (NAS), system functions, operational procedure[...]

Drones take flight : key issues for insurance

London : Lloyd's of London | Innovation series | 2015

International insurance marketplace analyzes the issues insurance companies have with the drone industry.

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Présent et futur des drones civils

Toulouse (Ancien Observatoire de Lolimont, 1 avenue Camille Flammarion, 31505, France) : Académie de l'Air et de l'Espace | 2015

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Military robots and drones : a reference handbook /

Paul J. Springer, Author | [S.l.] : ABC CLIO | Contemporary world issues series | 2013

For centuries, warring nations have sought to lower the risk to highly vulnerable humans on the battlefield, typically by providing protective armor, making soldiers' positions more difficult to detect, or by striking from locations safe from r[...]

Unmanned aircraft systems for civilian missions

Therese Skrzypietz, Author | [S.l.] : Potsdam Brandenburgisches Institut für Gesellschaft und Sicherheit (BIGS) | BIGS Policy Paper | 2012

Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) are becoming more and more important. The news constantly reports of military actions by U.S. drones and it is therefore not surprising that public awareness of UAS is based on military missions and there conseque[...]

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Unmanned aircraft systems : UAVS design, development, and deployment /

Reg Austin, Author | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | Aerospace series | 2010

This text delivers an introduction to UAV system technology, taking an integrated approach that avoids compartmentalizing the subject. Arranged in four sections, the book examines the way in which various engineering disciplines affect the desi[...]

Uninhabited air vehicles : enabling science for military systems

Committee on Materials, Structures, and Aeronautics Uninhabited Air Vehicles, Na | [S.l.] : National Academy Press | The compass series | 2000

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