Unmanned Traffic Management

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 …

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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, …

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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 …

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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 …

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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. …

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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 …

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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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