Aerial Imaging Activities
  • Collaboration with STARC for the 3D digitization of Cultural Heritage Monuments and Archaeological Sites

    • Image Scanning of Ag. Spiridon fishing boat (cultural heritage documentation project) – High-Resolution 3D Model of Agios Spiridon boat derived
    • Participation in the First COSMOTE TV-National Geographic Co-production “Keros: The Mystery of the Broken Figurines” – Image scanning of Keros Island
    • Detailed Terrain Recontstruction of Buzludzha Monument and its surrounding terrain. Bulgaria, 2019, 3D model acquired and derived by USRL, CyI
    • Nicosia International Airport Aerial Imaging – Digital 3D-model Acquisition of terminal roof, tarmac and two runways (in the framework of the NIC Project)

Participation in the First COSMOTE TV-National Geographic Co-production “Keros: The Mystery of the Broken Figurines” – Image scanning of Keros Island

Detailed Terrain Recontstruction of Buzludzha Monument and its surrounding terrain. Bulgaria, 2019, 3D model acquired and derived by USRL, CyI

Example Model derived by USRL - UAS used in VR environments. The Buzludzha monument & terrain

Nicosia International Airport Aerial Imaging – Digital 3D-model Acquisition of terminal roof, tarmac and rwo runways (in the framework of the NIC Project)

Forest Monitoring
  • Development of tailored made UAS for the Department of Forests

  • Participation in forest surveillance activities and exercises

  • Detection of Actual Fires (8 in year 2021)

Forest Surveyor- The DoF fixed-wing UAV during forest surveillance at Stavros tis Psokas

The Forest Inspector drone

USRL participation in DOF Exercise “Ifaistos”

Forest Monitoring
  • Earth Observations Flights

    • Pilot Study for Multispectral Image Specification, collected by Drones for agricultural activities control
    • Collaboration with Cyprus Agriculture Payments Organizations (CAPO) and STAR-C

UAV-based multisprectral imaging for agricultural activities control

MozzyJet (Mosquito Drone)

Kamil Erguler & USRL

Development of drone for mosquito control in swampy and rugged areas

  • Proof of Concept test flights (Winter-Spring 2018)

  • Presentation at Conference:

18-20 April 2018 Akrotiri Environmental Education Centre (AEEC, Akrotiri village,
Limassol, Cyprus

http://vbd.cyi.ac.cy/mozzyjet/#extra

Civil Defense Exercise

(Εγκέλαδος 2018)

  • Strovolos, March 2018

    • Scope: To investigate a collapsing building after an earthquake and search for injured persons using a mini-drone
Aerial Survey for clandestine graves of missing persons

The Cyprus Institute (USRL & STARC) and the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP)

Near Sisklipos, Cyprus (Occupied Zone)

Digital Elevation Model (DEM)

USRL, STARC, CMP Participants (Photo taken by octocopter)

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