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Michael Niesen (front) of MAVinci explains the camera equipped "Sirius" unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) during a training session for clients on an airfield for model aircraft in Walldorf near Heidelberg, June 13, 2013. MAVinci, based in Leimen near Heidelberg, makes UAVs with a wingspan of 1.6 metres (5.3 feet) that take aerial images for land surveys conducted for infrastructure projects, mines or applications in the building industry. According ... more 

Michael Niesen (front) of MAVinci explains the camera equipped "Sirius" unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) during a training session for clients on an airfield for model aircraft in Walldorf near Heidelberg, June 13, 2013. MAVinci, based in Leimen near Heidelberg, makes UAVs with a wingspan of 1.6 metres (5.3 feet) that take aerial images for land surveys conducted for infrastructure projects, mines or applications in the building industry. According to the European Commission, there are more than 400 projects across 20 European countries to develop civil UAV ranging from some weighing just a few grammes to others the size of an Airbus A320 jet. More than 80 percent of the companies working on these projects are small and medium-sized businesses or start-ups. Picture taken June 13, 2013. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski (GERMANY - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) less