Civic Drone Centre
The Civic Drone Centre works with companies, individuals and organisations that are using, or planning to use, remotely operated vehicles across a wide range of scenarios. These span but are not limited to search and rescue activity, journalism and media, and humanitarian aid. It seeks to provide technology and know-how to these organisations, and collaborate with a range of partners – locally, nationally and internationally – to explore and develop new technologies and knowledge in this sector.
Operating as a joint project between the UCLan’s Media Innovation Studio, based in the School of Journalism, Language & Communication, and the Engineering Innovation Centre – located in the School of Engineering – our work focuses resources on the three key thematic areas, each with a unique set of technical, legal and ethical challenges. By focusing on Humanitarian Aid, Journalism and Media, Search and Rescue, we’re committed to supporting a wide variety of civilian uses for UAV’s, submersibles and remotely operated land vehicles.