Agenda: Informal Expert Group on Drones (29 April 2019)

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Event: Conference “Micro-mobility: the next big thing?” (Ljubljana, Slovenia, 13 – 14 October 2019)

Press Release: EMSA RPAS drone service to boost maritime surveillance in Croatia

EMSA’s service of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) is now being used by the Croatian authorities to assist them in a range of coast guard related functions including vessel traffic monitoring, search and rescue, and detection and monitoring of marine pollution. The request made in February 2019 by Croatia’s Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure sees a vertical take-off and landing RPAS added to their existing surveillance mechanisms for an initial period of three months.

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Press Release: EU wide rules on drones published

On 11 June 2019 common European rules on drones, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945 & Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947, have been published to ensure drone operations across Europe are safe and secure. The rules will amongst others help to protect the safety and the privacy of EU citizens while enabling the free circulation of drones and a level playing field within the European Union.

Official Journal (L Series): Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947 of 24 May 2019 on the rules and procedures for the operation of unmanned aircraft

Official Journal (L Series): Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945 of 12 March 2019 on unmanned aircraft systems and on third-country operators of unmanned aircraft systems

Press Release: EIT Digital supported Drone UAV-Retina helps with Emergency Management

Autonomous UAV-Retina drones can be instrumental in helping firefighters face emergency situations.

There’s no shortage of products fit for this purpose; most of them, however, focus either on the hardware part (the UAV), or on the software used to collect the data from the ground, and they usually contemplate the presence of a pilot fully dedicated to guiding the drones.

Press Release: Drones – Commission adopts advanced rules for the safe operation of drones

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Updated – Agenda: Coreper 2 Meeting (11 April 2019)

Press Release: RPAS maritime surveillance services now underway in Iceland

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Written Answer to Question: Drones

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Press Release: RPAS drones now monitoring ship emissions in Danish waters

EMSA’s service of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) is now being used by the Danish authorities to monitor ship emissions around the area of the Great Belt where many large tankers transit on their way to and from the Baltic Sea. The RPAS will specifically measure the ships’ sulphur emissions to check compliance with EU rules governing the sulphur content of marine fuel.

Press Release: AESA recognised for pioneering efforts to make EGNSS use in drones a reality

AESA (Agencia Estatal de Seguridad Aérea/ State Agency for Aviation Security) has taken on board the use of EGNOS and Galileo in drones.

Press Release: GSA highlights added value of EGNSS for drones at WATM 2019

The added value of EGNSS (Galileo and EGNOS) for drones was the focus of a special session organised by the European GNSS Agency (GSA) at this year’s World ATM Congress in Madrid on 12 March, at which representatives from several projects spoke about how they are benefitting from the European space programme.

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Updated: an annex published in the Council register.

Expert Group on liability and new technologies (main group) (13 & 14 March 2019)

Press Release: European Commission paves the way for safe, secure and green drone operations

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Event: The drone ages: issues, actors and perspectives (Brussels, 22 February 2019)

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Press Release: RPAS drone flights get underway in Spain to assist SASEMAR in its search and rescue and pollution monitoring operations

EMSA’s service of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems is being used by the Spanish maritime safety agency SASEMAR in the southern province of Huelva for the purpose of identifying and monitoring oil spills as well as for additional assistance during search and rescue missions. SASEMAR is using this opportunity to see first-hand how RPAS can be of value to multipurpose maritime surveillance operations.

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