The UAS Flyer - August 28, 2014

Scion UAS demonstrates takeoff, landing from moving platform Scion UAS recently became one of the world's first companies to successfully conduct autonomous takeoffs and landings from a moving platform. READ MORE SHARE
UAS use expands Wi-Fi range for disaster areas The University of North Texas (UNT) has created a new technology offering capable of supplying Wi-Fi to damaged disaster areas with a range of up to 5 kilometers. READ MORE SHARE
	Dronecast CEO: Its right time to introduce UAS to public Dronecast wants to market your company's message, and the positive story of the UAS industry. The Philadelphia-based aerial advertising firm that has developed a business model linked to the use of proprietary banners transported via UAV. READ MORE SHARE
Grand Forks Air Force Base conducts airspace integration test The Grand Forks (N.D.) Air Force Base was the site for the first Unmanned Aircraft Systems Airspace Integration Test in the country earlier this month. READ MORE SHARE
CU-Boulder leads international UAS testing The University of Colorado Boulder conducted an international research effort, believed to be the first multiple, unmanned aircraft interception of a rush of a gust front preceding a thunderstorm across the Pawnee National Grassland in Colorado. READ MORE SHARE
	NOAA spends summer researching hurricane forecasts This summer, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists and partners are launching multiple unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) that will collect weather information both above ground and in the water to help improve hurricane forecasts. READ MORE SHARE