Imagine a system that operates as a mobile phone application and/or computer program, which displays a map of an area with restricted areas marked, and which also displays real time data on drones currently in the air. For authorities, it is a system that enables them to enforce flight safety …
Read More »Remote ID for Drones: FAA Names 8 Technology Partners
The FAA is moving forward on remote ID for drones. Today, the FAA announced 8 companies that will work with the FAA in setting up a framework of technology requirements for future suppliers of remote ID technology. The 8 companies chosen are: Airbus, AirMap, Amazon, Intel, One Sky, Skyward, T-Mobile, and …
Read More »Altitude Angel and INVOLI Partner to Provide Drone Pilots wi…
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, …
Read More »Drones for Good: Altitude Angel Releases Instant Tactical UT…
Drones can be a critical tool for responding to natural disasters like wildfires or floods – but if not carefully coordinated they also risk interfering with manned aircraft working at the same scene. To add to the confusion of a natural disaster, ground-based communications networks are often the first infrastructure …
Read More »Airspace Link: A New Player in UTM Solutions Raises $4 Milli…
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 …
Read More »Another Win for Altitude Angel: Unmanned Traffic Management …
As the need for Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) frameworks to be implemented becomes clear, UTM providers are competing to provide the base technology to governments around the world. The race isn’t all about the individual contracts: it’s also about the opportunity to demonstrate a methodology that will work – and …
Read More »ANRA Technologies Moves Beyond Testing of UTM and Remote ID …
image courtesy ANRA ANRA Technologies, a global company with offices in the U.S. and India, has been a major player in unmanned traffic management (UTM) systems testing since the beginning of the NASA program. While Technical Capabilities Level 4 (TCL4) testing and the transfer of the UTM project from NASA …
Read More »Finnish Government Tests Successful Drone UTM
A latest check at a Finland airport confirmed the persevering with effectiveness of unmanned visitors administration options. In May, Spanish firm CarnardDrones partnered with aerial regulatory company ANS Finland to carry out six 40-minute inspection flights coordinated by way of a UTM system designed by Belgian software program agency Unifly. …
Read More »Drone Companies in Japan Get A Testing Advantage with Rakute…
Drone innovators who wish to attempt their options at take a look at websites in Japan can do it right now – registering and getting authorization by way of cellular apps. Japanese e-commerce large Rakuten and main drone platform supplier AirMap launch Rakuten AirMap: a localized Unmanned Traffic Management Platform …
Read More »UTM: The Search for a Global Solution
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a specialised company of the United Nations, introduced a Request for Information (RFI) on UTM: site visitors administration methods for unmanned plane methods (UAS). The announcement was made to attendees on the AUVSI Xponential 2017 convention. The company is “soliciting proposals for a global …
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