Governor Ralph Northam has announced that nearly $1.5 million in grant funding has been awarded from the Virginia Research Investment Fund in its second funding round. The three-year grant will support the launch of the Commonwealth Center of Innovation for Autonomous Systems (C2IAS), a collaborative research center led by Virginia Tech with Old Dominion University […]
Unmanned Systems
Unmanned Systems
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces FAA Certification of UPS Flight Forward as an Air Carrier
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded air carrier and operator certification to an unmanned aircraft system (UAS, or drone) delivery company, UPS Flight Forward. “This is a big step forward in safely integrating unmanned aircraft systems into our airspace, expanding access to healthcare in North […]
LZControl Provides New Upgrades to Its System
LZControl allows pilots, UAS operators, certificate holders, first responders, as well as federal, state, and local emergency management providers access to unique site-specific information for hospital heliports as well as Predesignated Medical Emergency Scene Sites. All while providing current weather and hazard information for individual sites along with critical hard to find healthcare data populated […]
NCDOT Using Drones for Cleaner, Safer Herbicide Spraying
The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Division of Aviation and its Environmental Analysis Unit have teamed up to fight invasive plants with a new tool: drones. The area around Bodie Island Lighthouse was overrun with Phragmites, a type of aggressive, non-native marsh grass that pushes out all native species. NCDOT was responsible for combating the invasive […]
AeroDefense Receives SAFETY Act Designation from Department of Homeland Security
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently named AeroDefense’s AirWarden™ Drone Defense technology the recipient of the Developmental Testing and Evaluation (DT&E) Designation under their SAFETY Act (Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002). US Congress created the SAFETY Act in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks to encourage the […]
FAA Updates DroneZone
Upgrades to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) DroneZone, now allows recreational flyers to request airspace authorizations in controlled airspace where the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) is not available. Airspace authorizations can take up to 45 days to process and approve through the DroneZone. Recreational flyers may request to fly up to the […]
FAA Encourages Industry to Think Safety on First Drone Awareness Week
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is encouraging the drone community to help spread the word on drone safety with the first National Drone Safety Awareness Week, taking place, Nov. 4-10, 2019. The FAA’s highest priority is to ensure the safety of the National Airspace System (NAS), and during National Drone Safety Awareness Week, the FAA […]
AirMap Acquires Hangar Technology, Expands Capabilities and Technology Offerings to Serve Developers and Enterprises
AirMap has announced its acquisition of Hangar Technology, a drone workflow automation platform for enterprises. The acquisition continues AirMap’s strategy of extending open, connected, and automated airspace management solutions to the entire drone economy and expands Hangar’s reach to new international markets and industry applications. AirMap enables compliant drone operations at scale through automation, inserting […]
Delair Appoints Tripard to Head Global Business Development
Delair has announced the appointment of Baptiste Tripard to the position of Vice President, Global Business Development. The seasoned tech executive with extensive experience in geospatial and data management technologies was most recently the Director of Strategy & Business Development of the drone group at Intel. At Delair, he will focus on the company’s further […]
Delair Introduces an Unlimited Plan to Provide Flexible Access to Cloud-Based Drone Photogrammetry and Data Management
Delair announced today its unlimited photogrammetry plan, available through its cloud-based delair.ai visual intelligence platform. The flexible plan offers a fixed-monthly subscription fee to access delair.ai to create digital maps and models, while managing the data on a secure and scalable cloud architecture which supports additional functionalities such as data sharing, advanced analytics, annotations, and […]
