Eariler this month I was given the opportunity to give a presentation on capturing and processing drone imagery for Indigenous mapping at IMW Turtle Island 2021. In this session I walk through the steps for capturing and processsing drone imagery, beginning with learning how to plan a mapping mission, starting with deliniating a flight area …
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NAV CANADA’s new drone flight authorization app is now available on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. Safely and legally request permission to fly your drone in NAV CANADA controlled airspace, all from the palm of your hand. A web version of NAV Drone is also available on navcanada.ca. NAV Drone replaces NAV CANADA’s current online Remotely …
PacificUAV will be conducting a drone survey at SṈIDȻEȽ on May 25th (weather permitting). The imagery will support monitoring of ongoing aquatic and terrestrial restoration work, from a simple tracking of the shell hash deployment to identifying the development of mussels, barnacles, shellfish, land and water plants and algae. In addition to monitoring the restoration …
Some news today from NAV CANADA on their new drone flight authorization tool. Here’s an excerpt: NAV CANADA is excited to announce that this spring, you will be able to submit drone flight authorization requests from a mobile device. NAV Drone, a new mobile and web application from NAV CANADA, will help you fly your …
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Ever wonder what a drone operator keeps in his equipment kit? Watch while I go through my gear, everything I use for my drone mapping projects.
Transport Canada has just published an updated Aeronautical Information Manual (TC AIM). You can access it here. Highlights include (thank you Ian for this summary): Further guidance on the micro (i.e. <250g) drone category. For example, any payloads, stickers and prop guards can push the weight above 250g and into the small category. Clarification on …
Transport Canada has just published an updated chapter on Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) within the Aeronautical Information Manual (TC AIM). This is a great resource for drone pilots operating within Canadian airspace. You can download the updated RPAS chapter here: https://www.tc.gc.ca/ca-publications/AIM_2020-1_E_RPA.pdf
Unmanned Systems Canada has made available its second webinar of 2020, Flying Safely – and Legally – in Canada, available to the public for free. You can watch the video here on Vimeo.
Mapping with drones is increasing in both popularity and accessibility, and software tools lie within two main categories, commercial and open-source. Where there are advantages and disadvanges to both, there are defninitely more options and resources available on the commericial side. The article below attempts to provide more information on one of the main open-srouce …
According to a recent Transport Canada report dated January 17, 2020, there are now 39,151 drones registered in Canada. The current RPAS regulations, which came into effect June 1,2019, required all drones weighing more that 250 grams to be registered with Transport Canada. This is done through their Drone Management Portal. The cost to register …
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