SIERRA Project

http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/tech/Use-of-Drones-Growing-in-Firefighting-Efforts-Use-Controversial-380842741.html

Firefighters' Drone Use Grows, But Not Without Controversy As firefighters braved the smoke and flames from the ground and rooftops, a small object soared above their heads Wednesday morning, trying to assist their efforts as a five-alarm fire ripped through a...

http://fortune.com/2016/04/04/faa-to-delivery-drones/

FAA Considering New Rules That Could Open the Door to Delivery Drones FAA is considering new rules.

Very happy that Dr. Manish Kumar has rejoined UC and we co-direct the UAV Master Lab http://ceas.uc.edu/faculty_staff/profiles/manish-kumar.html

Faculty Profile: Manish Kumar Manish Kumar holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering which he earned in 2004 from Duke University where he did his dissertation on Sensor Fusion and Intelligent Control of Autonomous Cooperating Robots. His Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering is also from Duke University where he graduated in…

http://www.popsci.com/dronebox-is-nest-for-drones

DroneBox Is A Nest For Drones Step 1: Put a drone in a box

Who wants to go to Reno?

Emergency Responders to Learn About Uses of Autonomous Vehicles Register now for symposium on drone and robotic applications for search and rescue hosted by University of Nevada, Reno

Wishing Bryan Brown a very happy birthday. Thanks for the awesome work on the SIERRA project this past year

Bryan, Rodger - Great coverage fro our program in this article: http://insideunmannedsystems.com/fighting-wildfires/

UAS Fighting Wildfires - Inside Unmanned Systems Unmanned aerial systems could prove to be an important tool in the fight against wildfires. Recent demonstrations show just how useful UAS can be as firefighters battle these complex, dangerous fires.... - Inside Unmanned Systems News Magazine

http://techcrunch.com/2015/12/14/get-ready-to-register-your-drone-with-the-faa-on-december-21/?ncid=rss #.pb9bwi4:E5CE

Starting December 21, US drone owners must register their drones with FAA The Federal Aviation Administration today launched its long-expected drone registration program. Starting December 21, owners will have to register..

http://futurism.com/links/19490/

Net-Wielding Interceptor Drones to Police the Skies Above Tokyo - Futurism Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department now has a net-wielding interceptor drone that will be used to chase and capture quadcopters that violate a no-fly zone restriction above certain areas in Japan.

http://journalstar.com/news/local/fire-dropping-drone-could-do-risky-work-for-conservationists-firefighters/article_11c2f337-d632-5b79-b04a-a2dbee47f7bc.html

Fire-dropping drone could do risky work for conservationists, firefighters : Lincoln, NE Journal... Using aircraft to perform prescribed burns and to fight fire with fire management is a proven technique in preventing wildfires and controlling invasive species, University of Nebraska-Lincoln range ecologist Dirac

Need to be careful!

Drone hits West Hollywood power lines, causes power outage A man flew a drone into power lines, causing a power outage in West Hollywood on Monday.