HL 122 - Civilian Use of Drones in the EU

Download or read book HL 122 - Civilian Use of Drones in the EU written by Stationery Office and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2015-03-05 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The report Civilian Use Of Drones In The EU (HL 122) examines non-military uses for drones, and outlines how drones may be used by civilians in the EU. Drones, or remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) are no longer used solely by the military. In the UK alone, there are now hundreds of companies, mainly small and medium-sized enterprises, using RPAS to provide a range of services, including photography, land surveying, building inspection and crop analysis. RPAS will revolutionize what the aviation industry can achieve and how it is regulated. Europe must act now in order to reap the future benefits of this exciting new technology. This report evaluates the plans set out by the European Commission in a Communication in April 2014 to make Europe a global leader in the RPAS industry.