SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Environment completed a special crackdown on emissions at 814 businesses using drones and other cutting-edge devices from November of last year to February 21. The probe found 289 violations in 227 locations, which accounted for 27.9 percent of all businesses. A total of 36 drones, 18 [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting next year, owners of drones weighing up to 2 kilograms or more will have to report their drone to the government. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on Wednesday announced legislation of the enforcement ordinance of the Aviation Safety Act, which classifies and manages drones based on [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s drone industry has taken a first step towards foreign markets by expanding its presence in the African drone market. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said Tuesday it formed a joint civilian-government delegation with 10 local drone companies to participate in the African Drone Forum (ADF) [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s science ministry said Sunday it will allocate 26.9 billion won (US$23.2 million) in 2020 to further expand the country’s innovative drone capabilities. Of the total, 13 billion won will be used to secure original technologies, with 6.7 billion won to go drones that make use of 5G [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — An emergency response drone successfully made its first flight, the government said Thursday, paving the way for its use in crisis situations and for security purposes. The 28.6-kilogram MC-3 drone with six propellers flew at the Goheung Aviation Center, about 470 kilometers south of Seoul, the Ministry of Science [...]
ULLEUNG ISLAND, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean drone equipped with Light Detection And Ranging (LiDAR) capability flew over Dokdo Island on Thursday in commemoration of Dokdo Day. The drone, owned by the National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, flew for a short time in Dokdo airspace due to strong wind. It was [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Thursday that it will streamline regulations on drones in the latest move to boost the fledgling industry and create more jobs. The road map calls for 35 revisions to existing rules and the modifying of guidelines to stimulate growth in the drone industry while enhancing public [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A large drone festival will take place at a Han River park in Seoul this weekend, offering citizens rare opportunities to enjoy the latest and future technologies of unmanned flying objects, municipal officials said Tuesday. The Seoul metropolitan government said it and the transportation ministry will jointly hold the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean research team has successfully used unmanned drones to determine the spread and population of Arctic birds. A team of researchers at the Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI) said Tuesday that they had found pink-footed geese and ringed plover brooding eggs in the 82-degree north Greenland Sirius [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea seeks to deploy first-aid drones at popular mountains next year to deliver emergency medical supplies to victims on time, officials said Friday. The state-run Korea National Park Service (KNPS) said it plans to introduce 32 “ambulance drones” at 16 national mountain parks across the country next year. [...]