MVT Geo-solutions, in partnership with Iris Automation, has\nbeen granted the first Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight (BVLOS) Special Flight\nOperations Certificate (SFOC) by Transport Canada using only onboard\nDetect-and-Avoid (DAA). The approval was granted based on the utilization of\nIris Automation’s DAA system, called Casia, which provides commercial drones\nwith automated collision avoidance maneuvers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The waiver permits flights within the Unmanned Aircraft\nSystems (UAS) Center of Excellence’s controlled airspace Remotely Piloted\nAircraft System (RPAS) test range in Alma, Quebec. This is the first BVLOS\nflight at the location leveraging only onboard DAA for air risk mitigation and\ndoes not require ground-based observers or radar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BVLOS flights unlock autonomous drone use for economically\nbeneficial commercial applications including infrastructure inspection, mining,\nmapping, agriculture, emergency response, and package delivery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Achieving the first BVLOS approval in Canada further\nvalidates our technology alongside multiple permissions we have already\nreceived from regulators in the U.S. and South Africa,” said Iris\nAutomation CEO Alexander Harmsen . “This technology is critical to safely\nintegrate drones into the airspace along with manned-aircraft, and we look\nforward to unlocking commercial operations for our customers in Canada.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Iris Automation’s onboard computer-vision DAA system is the\nmost effective, scalable, and cost-effective technology to enable commercial\nBVLOS operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The UAS Center of Excellence is looking forward to\nleveraging Iris Automation’s industry-leading DAA system and existing flight\nexpertise within our network to conduct BVLOS flights with MVT\nGeo-solutions,” said UAS Center of Excellence Director William de Keiser.\n“We will continue to develop our partnership with Iris Automation to\nprovide training to local operators and enable BVLOS flights in Canada.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first BVLOS flights are scheduled to take place within\nweeks. The resulting data will inform more complex BVLOS operations in the\nfuture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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