🌍 The Bee Network of Open-source Groups (Bee NOGs)

Collaborative NGOs supporting the Open Bee ecosystem

The Bee NOGs (Network of Open-source Groups) is a collective of non-governmental and non-profit associations that support the
Lesser Open Bee License framework and the family of academic open-source projects such as
Bee-Plane, Mini-Bee, ISO-Plane, and GPS 4D.

Together, these associations act as a bridge between engineering education,
sustainable innovation, and humanitarian aviation initiatives.

🛩️ Mission and Vision

Bee NOGs promote a new way of doing engineering — collaborative, transparent, and socially responsible.
They connect schools, laboratories, and industries through shared technical knowledge, aiming to:

  • Encourage ethical open-source development in aeronautics and mobility.
  • Facilitate cross-school cooperation for TRL1–3 research stages.
  • Support the democratization of advanced technologies (simulation, digital twins, data-driven design) for public good.
  • Build bridges between academic teams and humanitarian NGOs addressing mobility and logistics needs worldwide.

🤝 Partner Associations and NGOs

Red VTOL ONG – Resilient Emergency Development for VTOL Mobility

Red VTOL ONG leads humanitarian and environmental missions using vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) vehicles designed
under the Mini-Bee and Bee-Plane programs. Operating within the Bee NOG network, Red VTOL supports:

  • Emergency transport of medical supplies and equipment.
  • Deployment of hybrid VTOL aircraft in disaster or low-infrastructure regions.
  • Open sharing of mission data and designs for educational replication.

By combining open engineering with humanitarian logistics, Red VTOL ONG demonstrates how
open innovation can save lives.

🌱 Open Collaboration Charter

“Tasks achieved under the Lesser Open Bee License 1.3 – © Coordinator Technoplane SAS.”

All partner organizations under Bee NOGs adhere to the Open Collaboration Charter.
They commit to:

  • Sharing results and designs openly through the Collaborative Bee Wiki.
  • Providing proper attributions and metadata for all public deliverables.
  • Promoting sustainable, low-carbon, and socially inclusive solutions.
  • Ensuring transparency in data, models, and funding use.

🐝 Join the Bee NOG Movement

The Bee NOG network welcomes:

  • Universities and engineering schools engaged in open-source aeronautics.
  • NGOs and associations applying aerospace technologies for humanitarian or environmental missions.
  • Local innovation groups seeking to build knowledge-sharing platforms for sustainable mobility.

To join or learn more, visit the Open Collaboration section of
www.collaborativebee.com
or contact the coordination team.