Category: Drone Journalism

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DME16 hosts journalism DroneHack

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Flat-pack UAV platforms, sensors, thermal imaging cameras, pens, paper, scissors and the prestigious 3D-printed Golden Drone trophy: last week saw Digital Media Europe 2016 conference host …

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Civic Drone Centre workshop launches ‘UAVs for good’

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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), or ‘drones’, are often viewed in a negative light because of their military association but the Media Innovation Studio has hosted a one-day workshop to launch its Civic Drone Centre project by highlighting how drones can be a force for good.

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Interactive Print and the Internet of Things

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The Media Innovation Studio presented work past and present at the World Publishing Expo in Amsterdam in October.

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Drones over Austin

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The Media Innovation Studio’s Civic Drone Centre team have beaten off over 3,000 applications to win a panel session at the prestigious 2015 international SXSW festival.  

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Drones arrive at Manchester’s Future of Digital 2014

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aerosee and drone journalism features as part of the Business Growth Hub’s inaugural ‘Future of Digital Conference 2014′.

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Design Museum shortlists UCLan aeroSee UAV as top 2014 concept

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The crowdsourcing UAV search and rescue project – aeroSee: Drones for Good – has been named by the Design Museum as one of the top designs of 2014.

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AeroSee showcased at Digital Economy 2013

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This week saw Clare Cook and John Mills demo UCLan’s Media Innovation Studio and School of Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences’ AeroSee project at the Digital Economy All Hands Conference 2013.

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Social Media and Drones: Paris to Tampere

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Media Innovation Studio researcher Clare Cook has been travelling across Europe over the last few weeks to present work on Social Media and the AeroSee drone project.

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Drone research takes flight at the Harris Flights

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Researchers from the Media Innovation Studio took to the skies this week as part of the Harris Flights project in the heart of Preston.

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AeroSee drones take to sky in search and rescue scenario

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Drone search and rescue research project discovers ‘missing hiker’ in 69 seconds

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AeroSee prepares for ‘Drone Journalism’ test flight

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The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) is launching a drone – AeroSee – that could save lives in the Lake District mountains. And members of the public are invited to join the live search and rescue trial operation from their desktop computers, tablet devices and mobiles.