SEJONG, Jun. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — For the first time near the capital city of Seoul, a drone district is to be designated on a trial basis. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) announced yesterday that it is adding three more districts (Hwaseong in Gyeonggi Province, Gwangyang in South Jeolla Province and Seogwipo [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Drones have been gaining popularity in their application for a wide range of industries, including agriculture and manufacturing. They have become more reliable and capable of different tasks as technology has advanced. The Presidential Fourth Industrial Revolution Committee announced the establishment of an ‘Intelligence-based Forestry Disaster Management Strategy’ on [...]
SEJONG, Apr. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Goyang will utilize drones for neighborhood patrol and fire inspections according to a new plan unveiled by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on Wednesday. The Ministry stated that the planned trials will be executed in the areas surrounding Hwajeong Subway Station in Goyang. The [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. registered two patents related to drones with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) this month, industry sources said Friday, a sign that the South Korean tech giant may move into the segment in the near future. According to sources, Samsung won patents related to [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will allocate 49 billion won (US$45.9 million) to develop various types of drones that can be employed in emergency and disaster situations, the government said Thursday. Under the plan by the Ministry of Science and ICT, Seoul will concentrate efforts on boosting the development of drone platforms [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A state-run utility firm said Wednesday it will use drones to more efficiently manage coal yards and improve safety for workers as it steps up investment to adopt more unmanned systems in other power plants. The Korea South-East Power Co. demonstrated a drone flight at its coal power plant [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Telecom giant KT has opened an agricultural drone school in South Jeolla Province in the hopes of helping the farming community. KT’s ‘Giga Island Drone School’ opened at an experience center on Imja Island in Sinan County yesterday, featuring a number of facilities including a workshop and a simulation room, [...]
DAEJEON, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – A research team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has developed an unmanned aerial vehicle with separately controlled wings. The researchers, led by professors Ha Dong-soo and Jo Cheon-sik, said on Thursday that they had developed a new drone that features main wings that be [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s state-run utilities companies will expand the use of drones in checking power stations and other facilities to improve efficiency and safety, the energy ministry said Friday. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced the plan in a meeting of drone developers, state utility firms and research [...]
SEJONG, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The government has unveiled a new set of safety standards for drone flying following the recent revision of a related law, the transport ministry said Tuesday. The amended aviation safety law came into force last week, allowing drones to fly at night or beyond the pilot’s visual line of [...]