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  • First European Drone Summit to highlight UAS applications

    First European Drone Summit to highlight UAS applications

    European Drone Summit 2018 logoThe inaugural European Drone Summit will be taking place Oct. 15 in Frankfurt, Germany.

    According to event sponsor UAV DACH e.V., the conference will give operators, manufacturers and public authority representatives the chance to gather and discuss the potential modes of operation and applications that are opening up for professional drone service providers and companies in light of the unmanned aircraft industry’s new European general aviation regulation.

    Keynote speakers at the event will include Peter van Blyenburgh, UVSI; Max Scheck, Vereinigung Cockpit; Jules Kneepkens, EASA a.D.; Martin Brandenburg, DJI; Andreas Lamprecht, AIRMAP; and Jörg Seebach, DeDrone. The Intel Drone Group’s Anil Nanduri will also present a keynote speech.

    “We are delighted that high-ranking experts from different companies, some of whom are even competitors, have accepted our invitation to come on board,” said Michael Wieland from UAV DACH e.V. “Global players’ first-hand experience and solutions offer added value to everyone taking part.”

    The goal of the European Drone Summit is to channel ideas and decisions relating to unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in order to highlight how unmanned aerial vehicle technology can be used now and in the future by representatives of various sectors, organizers said. The summit will take place at the same time as Intergeo, which will take place Oct. 16-18.

  • European Drone Summit to take place as part of Intergeo 2018

    European Drone Summit to take place as part of Intergeo 2018

    The first European Drone Summit will take place Oct. 15 in Frankfurt, Germany, to bring together stakeholders to discuss the future of drones in Europe. The summit is sponsored by UAV DACH e.V. and Interaerial Solutions of Intergeo.

    In addition to being a smart, up-and-coming technology, commercial drones are also an integral part of the digitalisation of business and society. The EU member states have agreed to introduce legislation regulating the operation of unmanned aircraft in Europe that takes into account both economic potential and safety requirements.

    The programme will be put together by UAV DACH experts and will explore legal aspects, technological issues and various application areas. Legislators, industry representatives and user groups will meet on the eve of Europe’s largest trade fair for commercial drones.

    The following experts will speak (with more to be named later):

    • Peter van Blyenburgh, UVSI
    • Max Scheck, Vereinigung Cockpit
    • Jules Kneepkens, EASA a.D.
    • Martin Brandenburg, DJI
    • Andreas Lamprecht, AIRMAP
    • Jörg Seebach, DeDrone

    UAV DACH is an association for commercial unmanned aviation in Europe. It represents the interests of 175+ corporate members from research, manufacturing and application located in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands.

    The Interaerial Solutions part of Intergeo is the largest commercial drone trade fair in Europe. It takes place Oct. 16-18, also in Frankfurt.

  • Interaerial Solutions returns to Intergeo as independent UAS event

    LogoIntergeo 2014 in Berlin hosted a flight zone event for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) business applications, which led to the 2015 debut in Stuttgart, Germany, of Interaerial Solutions as an integrated topic platform. For the first time, Interaerial Solutions will run as a free-standing UAS platform Oct. 11–13 during Intergeo 2016 in Hamburg.

    “Interaerial Solutions Expo. Forum. Flight Zone for UAS.” hosted by Hinte GmbH, now has a dedicated website, www.interaerial-solutions.com, and will serve as a showcase for manufacturers, UAS users and operators, accessories, software and end-to-end solutions.

    The repositioning of Interaerial Solutions is the result of its organizers recognizing the rapid development of the UAS market and the high rate of innovation in this new technology. UAS manufacturing and the development of related solutions currently form the most dynamic growth generator in geo-based data capture, processing and the development of applications, Intergeo said in a news release.

    “A new chapter in aviation history is unfolding, as UAS takes over the civilian market and unlocks huge potential for developing innovative applications in countless directions,” Christoph Hinte, CEO of Hinte, said in the news release. “We will be scripting the storyline at Interaerial Solutions. We are already the biggest platform in this field in the German-speaking world.”

    Uwe Nortmann, managing director of UAV Dach e.V., Interaerial Solutions’ partner organization, already considers the Interaerial Solutions marketplace to be the leading trade fair for unmanned aircraft systems. “For me, the event’s main appeal lies in the way it reveals how a range of sectors can benefit from the fledgling technological developments surrounding UAS,” he said. “By replacing manned flights, UAS heralds vast potential savings in costs. The future lies in unmanned aircraft systems, and Interaerial Solutions is the platform to show this.”

    About 80 exhibitors and approximately 3,200 visitors attended the event as part of Intergeo 2015. A third of those visitors placed an order at the trade fair or immediately afterwards, Intergeo said, and two-thirds of visitors at Interaerial Solutions rated Intergeo 2015 as either “important” or “very important” for investment decisions.

    The event will maintain the same format this year as last year with an exhibition area, expert forum and outdoor flight zone. Exhibitors of the 2016 event include:

    • Suppliers of hardware for UAS.
    • UAS manufacturers.
    • Hardware manufacturers for remote sensing.
    • Manufacturers of UAS accessories.
    • Suppliers of evaluation software/photogrammetry.
    • Suppliers of UAS services.
    • Technology and services for data utilisation.
    • Education and training.
    • Service providers and dealers.
    • Insurersand consultants.
    • Publishers and associations.
    • Authorities.

    “Interaerial Solutions already gave professional UAS manufacturers like us the chance last year to present our products to a large, enthusiastic trade audience,” said Daniel Schmitt, manager of RotorKonzept Multikoptermanufaktur. “At the same time, visitors to the trade fair were able to gain a comprehensive overview of the market. Interaerial Solutions is the most important exhibition platform of the year for RotorKonzept. We will definitely be on board again in Hamburg.”