UAV Challenge

Outback Rescue 2007

About Us

The creation of the UAV Challenge - Outback Rescue is a direct outcome from a workshop that ARCAA conducted in 2005. The workshop was called the The Future of UAVs - Challenges and Applications in the Asia Pacific Region [ http://www.arcaa.aero/UAV_Workshop.php ].

At this workshop a group of aerospace industry leaders and UAV experts got together to develop a plan which would allow growth in the Australian civil UAV industry and raise awareness of the potential civilian applications.

In Australia, and particularly Queensland where regional areas and coastline are unpopulated, the ever growing need to manage, maintain and monitor land and sea in a productive and manageable way is becoming an important requirement to ensure a sustainable future. The challenge has been designed to demonstrate the usefulness of UAV's to modern society.

Involved in the overall management of the Challenge are partners from the higher education sector, research and development sector, aerospace industry, Queensland Government agencies, and local Government councils.

The key foundation partners for this event are

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