Airspace Intelligence

Counter drone systems (cUAS) are designed to detect, identify and mitigate unauthorized drones.  Unmanned traffic management   (UTM) solutions are a framework of regulations and technology products that work to provide a system providing stakeholders with a view of airspace traffic that allows commercial operators to avoid collisions and cooperate …

CASA Authorization for FlyFreely in Australia by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, Australia’s lead aviation body has verified software by Brisbane-based startup FlyFreely, which will make it easier for users to know where in the country they can fly drones. The Civil Aviation and Safety Authority (CASA) announced …

The U.K.’s  Altitude Angel, a leading unmanned traffic management (UTM) platform, has announced a new surveillance API.  The new API will “allow integrators to both share and receive flight data from a variety of sensors and devices in near real-time, providing a truly comprehensive real-time picture of the airspace,” says …

UK-based UTM provider Altitude Angel is partnering with Swiss INVOLI. The combination of Altitude Angel’s airspace and ground hazard data with INVOLI’s low-altitude air traffic awareness data will provide “an unrivalled picture of airspace,” says an Altitude Angel press release. The two companies have worked together informally on several projects, …

Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) solutions are a fast growing sector in the drone industry right now – as evidenced by new funding for Airspace Link.  An announcement on TechCrunch says that the Detroit-based startup has just won an additional $4 million on top of initial seed funding to bring their …

  Several years ago, Airware’s Jonathan Downey was one of the stars of the drone industry, speaking at conferences and sharing his company vision for drone data analytics.  Airware was a pioneer in the industry, among the first to talk about data instead of drones.  But earlier this month, Airware …

“For a long time, customers have been telling us that in order to scale their operations, they need to fly safely, compliantly – and they need insurance,” Ben Marcus, AirMap‘s Co-Founder and Chairman, tells DRONELIFE. “That’s why we decided to integrate with DroneInsurance.com.” It’s a simple concept.  But the collaboration …

picture courtesy AirMap AirMap, an airspace administration platform for drones, is the most recent drone firm to land main funding to assist explosive progress. CA-based AirMap introduced a $26 million Series B funding spherical led by Microsoft Ventures, with extra participation from Airbus Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures (the funding arm of …