SHIELD Project – Safeguard Heritage In Endangered Looted Districts anomaly detection logic for the identification of suspicious activities related to illegal archaeological excavations (Link for the Video below). The organization and annotation of the dataset were developed by the Technologies of Vision Unit of Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK ) – https://www.fbk.eu We also cooperated with…
The Unmanned Systems Research Laboratory (USRL) of the Cyprus Institute’s Climate & Atmosphere Research Center (CARE-C) is the first in Cyprus and one of the first in Europe to be granted with Operational Authorizations for Fixed-Wing and Multirotor Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) under the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The Operational Authorizations have been issued…
Teams from the Climate and Atmosphere Research Center (CARE-C) of The Cyprus Institute, were in Sao Vicente, Cape Verde, as part of ASKOS, the Aeolus satellite calibration / validation Campaign, coordinated by the National Observatory of Athens (NOA) and funded by the European Space Agency (ESA). Aeolus is the first satellite mission to acquire profiles…
The Environmental Physics group from the University of Tübingen, Germany, visited Cyprus, in order to continue the scientific flight campaign that started two years ago, and was interrupted due to the restrictions imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The group arrival coincided with an intensive, prolonged dust event in Cyprus, with increased interest from an…
“Today, when I woke up, I could hardly see the Kyrenia mountains from Nicosia: the haze due to dust had intensified to a level that we had not experienced earlier in this campaign. The day before, also, as we were having our last flights, we had noticed that the mountains appeared distant and faint. In…
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A drone from the Unmanned Systems Research Laboratory (USRL) of The Cyprus Institute played a pivotal role in the detection and extinguishing of a fire, before it could spread and cause incalculable damage. In particular, as part of an observational flight, a USRL drone located a fire in the area of Orounda, and alerted the…
A new fixed-wing UAV developed by USRL is now ready to perform aerial measurements using the novel “Universal Cloud and Aerosol Sounding System” (UCASS) and “Airborne Course Aerosol Sampler” (ACAS) prototype sensors. Vertical Profiles are performed above Orounda airfield.
COVID-19 has not managed to stop European Researchers’ Night 2020, that has taken place online. USRL members participated with video footage, presentations and online chat with the Researchers’ Night 2020 visitors.
In order to further extend its research activities in the field of UAV-based photogrammetry and further develop new aerial imaging applications, the Unmanned Systems Research Laboratory (USRL) of the Cyprus Institute is seeking for a Remote Sensing Research Scientist with experience in data acquisition and processing of aerial remote sensing data. Remote Sensing/Imaging Research Assistant…
