At the RPAS 2014 conference in Brussels, Belgium on June 24th, Filippo Tomasello of EASA will discuss EASA’s view of the European Commission’s European RPAS Roadmap Initiative.
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The European Approach to Civil RPAS at the RPAS 2014 Conference
The opening day of the UVS International RPAS 2014 conference in Brussels on 23 June 2014 will be dedicated to National RPAS community views on current commercial RPAS operations and will feature 10 presentations from 10 different countries. Continue reading
Explaining the European Approach To Civil RPAS
On 23 June 2014, the RPAS 2014 conference in Brussels, Belgium will be opened with a speech by Mr Siim Kallas, Vice President of the European Commission & Commissioner for Transport. The RPAS 2014 conference, which is coordinated with ICAO, European Commission, European RPAS Steering Group, EASA, SESAR JU, EUROCONTROL, EDA, JARUS, ECAC, and the International RPAS Coordination Council, will be Europe’s most important RPAS event in 2014. Continue reading
The Civil Use of Drones, a Challenge to Privacy ?
Privacy and data protection associated with the civil and commercial use of drones is of outmost importance for the European Commission.Considering the fast development of these applications, the Commission wants to ensure that privacy and data protection issues are properly addressed and taken into consideration. For that reason the EC has commissioned a study that is being carried out by a consortium led by Trilateral Research & Consulting. Continue reading
JARUS Information and Dissemination Workshop
The Second JARUS Information and Dissemination Workshop will take place on May 20, 2014 and is kindly hosted by EUROCONTROL in Brussels. Continue reading
European Commission Issues Call for Tough Standards to Regulate Civil UAS
The European Commission has yesterday proposed to set tough new standards to regulate the operations of civil UAS (or”remotely piloted aircraft systems” – RPAS). The new standards will cover safety, security, privacy, data protection, insurance and liability. The aim is to allow European industry to become a global leader in the market for this emerging technology, while at the same time ensuring that all the necessary safeguards are in place. Continue reading
European Civil RPAS Market Continues to Grow
The European civil RPAS market is continuing to grow, as is witnessed by the fact that there are now over 1400 certificated RPAS operators in Europe. In this context, the European Commission has commissioned a study of third party liability and insurance requirements for RPAS with the purpose of contributing to the development of insurance regulation, and to support the development of appropriate and competitive insurance offerings. Continue reading
ULTRA Consortium Conclusions
ULTRA is a study project funded by the European Commission 7th Framework Programme, which had as purpose to propose, based on currently available technology, a way forward for the short term insertion of civil Light RPAS in European Airspace. Continue reading