Home

The development of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), or Remote Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPA-S), staying in line with ICAO’s terminology, has opened a promising new chapter in the history of aerospace. However, while military exploitation of UAS has grown exponentially in recent years, this trend has so far not yet been followed by the civil sector.

Unmanned Aircraft Systems are becoming increasingly important for non-military applications such as aerial photography, GEO-information, agricultural remote sensing and application, pipeline and power line surveillance, fisheries and wildlife monitoring, fire-fighting, weather and climate studies, security, law enforcement, rescue, recovery missions and event broadcasting.

However, the absence of a clear EU regulatory framework limits the possibility to fly UAS in non segregated airspace. The main issue is the integration of all UAS as a new airspace user into the future ATM System. For the time being UAS are only partially considered.
This European Civil Event brings experts, developers, manufacturers, service providers, system integrators and end users together, to create an UAS business ecosystem.

The following topics will be covered:

• Update of international regulations for UAS and diversified national regulations, certifications and licensing for UAS (inter)nationally;
• Insight in development regarding L-UAS (fixed wing, rotary wing, flapping wing, aerostats), control, security, recovery, endurance and sense-and avoid;
• Insight in development of sensor technology, deployments and integration of software / services;
• Legal aspects, Insurance and liability;
• UAS deployment, the real world (several cases presented by end-users and manufacturers).

The Conference aims to :

• Increase awareness about the significant potential of Unmanned Aircraft Systems applications for the benefit of end-users;
• Increase awareness about possibilities of new lightweight, light energy, stand-off sensors;
• Raise political awareness of the potential and to overcome current obstacles in Europe to the use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems;
• Creation of an UAS business ecosystem.

Target groups:

• End users from the following industries / governmental bodies
  1. aerial photography / cinematography,
  2. agricultural remote sensing and application,
  3. Geo-services
  4. pipeline and power line surveillance,
  5. fisheries and wildlife monitoring,
  6. fire-fighting,
  7. weather and climate studies,
  8. security/surveillance
  9. law enforcement,
  10. rescue,
  11. recovery missions,
  12. event broadcasting
• UAS Manufacturers
• Sensor manufacturers
• Service providers / System integrators
• Research Institutes
• Consultants
• Venture Capital
• Regulatory and Certification bodies