Watch it live: AiResponse consortium team members came together at Cranfield University's airport to demonstrate capabilities developed in the project. To watch the video, click here To learn more about the Standard Operating Procedures developed by The Drone Office for compliance, end-user onboarding, and scalability, and get a copy of the documentation, click here For more information about AiResponse: click here About Project AiResponse AiResponse is one of 14 selected tea

The publication is available upon request here. The Drone Office completed its first set of “Standard Operating Procedures for inter medical sites delivery operations” as part of project AiResponse. SOPs are a well-known technique to achieve compliance, conformity, quality and repeatability. They act as a training tool as well for hospital teams. The SOPs do not require prior expert knowledge and can be picked up by any medical site’s team. They provide a structured framework

The Drone Office is involved in several research projects focusing on medical drone delivery solutions. Exchanges with medical practitioners and teams at partnering hospitals highlighted that many user cases for the use of drones or UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems) involve the transport of dangerous goods: Infectious substances, such as blood samples sent for analysis to the lab Toxic substances, such as certain medicines, for example some cancer treatments Flammable gas, or l

Great opportunity to exchange with experts in clinical biology from the public and private sector at AISA symposium, and to discuss real use cases and implementation issues for drone logistics in medical biology. The 8th international symposium dedicated to Critical Care Testing and Blood Gases took place in Biarritz, France on June 11-11 2021. We took the opportunity to outline the potential of drone delivery for critical blood samples, as well as the key lessons learnt from

#wefevent #drone #uas Westminster eForum are hosting an online conference on the 28th June talking about developing the UK’s drone sector. We are delighted to participate as panelist among high-profile speakers such as Chief Inspector Simon Bachelor National Police Chiefs'​ Council, Robert Courts MP Department for Transport (DfT), United Kingdom, Robert Garbett, Rikke Carmichael Network Rail, Tommy Wilson Flock, Jeremy Bennington Spirent Communications, Andrew McQuillan Crowd

The Drone Office is honoured and proud to be part of AiResponse, one of 14 selected teams as part of UKRI “Drone Solutions for COVID-19” Competition. The consortium, led by medical packaging company Intelsius, seeks to enable UK Inter-site Medical Delivery Drone Operations and meeting the logistical and operational challenges presented by SARS-CoV-2. Standard Operating Procedures The Drone Office will develop a first set of Standard Operating Procedures for routine drone-enab

The U-Space regulatory package was approved by EASA members and is on the agenda for approval by the European Commission in April.

The conference will be specifically addressing the topic of building public trust, a key market growth enabler. Remarkable keynote speakers will share their insights, it is a unique opportunity to gain an up to date perspective on the market. Rosanna Thomson Department for Transport (DfT), United Kingdom, Andrew Sage NATS, Chief Inspector Simon Bachelor National Police Chiefs'​ Council, The Rt Hon. the Lord Wallace of Tankerness, Lord Rosser, Sam Golden Flock, Kumardev Chatte

London, 20 January 2021 We are excited to be part of the CAELUS consortium that will develop and trial what will be the first national distribution network to use drones to transport essential medicines, blood, organs and other medical supplies throughout Scotland. The consortium is led by AGS Airports, which owns and manages Aberdeen, Glasgow and Southampton airports. It brings together 13 organisations including The Drone Office, the University of Strathclyde, and leading a

KEY TAKE-AWAYS The EU drone, or UAS unmanned aircraft system, regulation is coming into force on 31st of December 2020. There is no distinction between commercial operations (PfCO in the UK) and recreational users. Instead, the regulation essentially considers the operation’s risk profile and the drone characteristics, regardless of the operation’s commercial nature or not. 3 categories of operations are defined. They are called Open / Specific / Certified depending on the le

MOVE 2020: UAM, electric and hybrid VTOL bubbling and immature markets. Dubai most comprehensive and in-depth return of experience on autonomous mobility. UAM could benefit from valuable insight from the drone industry? Move 2020 is about the future mobility and attracts a wide range of Tier 1 international speakers. On the air side, it naturally focused on Urban Air Mobility. The number of eVTOL projects around the world has grown dramatically - 230 is the estimated number

Drone Professional 1 ranked #1 on the Amazon USA Commercial Aviation and #1 in Flight Instruction. Led by Louise Jupp, it contains a wealth of knowledge from 16 professionals. Drone Professional 1 The book is a resource for the Drone Profession globally, written by leading experts and is available on Amazon. It contains case studies, guidance, and insights from 16 experts from the global professional drone community on the value of the drone industry for a broad range of prof

Drone delivery: the approach in the USA is to comply with the certification framework in place for manned aviation for an airline, but with some exemptions, rather than start from the drone-specific regulation and build on it to tackle more challenging operations such as beyond visual line of sight. No doubt that UPS Flight Forward benefitted from the experience of its sister company UPS Airlines, a wholly-owned subsidiary of UPS and the third-largest cargo airline. The FAA’s

Impressive projects and experiments. Local engagement for social acceptance. Safety certification? The European Drone Summit Conference held last week in Stuttgart gathered a rich panel of high-profile speakers in the still-small-world of urban air mobility, or unmanned aviation, in urban areas. Below are some take-aways, and for more information, feel free to contact us at: contact@thedroneoffice.com European initiatives & regulation “U-Space serves the Decarbonization and D

Improve access to clinical pathology diagnosis for all Cerba HealthCare (Issy Les Moulineaux – France) and The Drone Office (London – United-Kingdom) announced the publication of their collaborative White Paper on opportunities and challenges of using aerial drones to support medical logistics. The teams identified 4 use cases where drones would be a powerful alternative to existing logistics schemes. To download the White Paper, click here. Pour télécharger le Livre Blanc, c

Améliorer l’accès pour tous au diagnostic de biologie médicale Cerba HealthCare (Issy Les Moulineaux – France) et The Drone Office (Londres – Royaume-Uni) annoncent ce jour la publication de leur Livre Blanc développé en open innovation. Il analyse les enjeux et défis des drones en support de la logistique des prélèvements en biologie médicale. Il propose également des cas d’usage pertinents qui donnent ou améliorent l’accès pour tous au diagnostic de biologie médicale. Pour

Both Implementing Act and Delegated Act were published in the Official Journal on 11th June 2019. Texts will enter into force 20 days after that publication, therefore on 1st July. The actual application is one year later, in order to let sufficient transition time in each country to prepare the transition with their existing regime. Key facts about the regulation are summarized in the pages below. For more information, please contact us at contact@thedroneoffice.com. To refe

Honored to contribute to The Science and Technology Committee inquiry on the ethical and safety implications of drones https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/science-and-technology-committee/inquiries/parliament-2017/commercial-recreational-drone-uk-17-19/ As a member of ARPAS-UK, The Drone Office contributed to a hopefully fair and balanced response to the Science and Technology Committee inquiry on the ethical and safety implications of

The World Humanitarian Forum, on April 17/18th at Excel London, brings together prominent leaders from the public and private sectors, as well as international thought-leaders and pioneers. It’s a unique and essential opportunity to engage in inspirational, thought-provoking, and future-focused dialogues that aim to shape the future of humanitarian aid and international development, and ultimately help to improve the lives of millions in need. The World Humanitarian Forum is

First thank you to the Transport Systems Catapult, now the Connected Places Catapult, for gathering the community, offering regulatory and funding updates by a panel of high level speakers, as well as networking opportunities. Anne-Lise represented ARPAS-UK at the event. Our key takeaways: REGULATORY: Following the Gatwick incidents last December, the regulatory activities in the coming months will focus on security and safety measures: The « Drones Bill » will give the polic