CAL Analytics, in coordination with the Ohio Department of\nTransportation (ODOT), has launched a low-altitude air traffic management\nsystem for drones to support statewide operations. As the number of uncrewed\naircraft systems (UAS), or drones, grows, a robust system for managing the\nlow-altitude airspace where these aircraft operate is necessary to ensure\nsafety. While the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) provides air traffic\ncontrol for traditional aircraft flying in certain airspaces, low-altitude traffic\nmanagement for drones is the responsibility of individual operators. Currently,\ndrone pilots are required to keep the aircraft within sight to avoid a\ncollision. A UAS Traffic Management (UTM) system enhances safety by enabling\nsharing of flight details between UAS operators, providing a digital tool for\nflight planning, and allowing operators to eventually operate beyond visual\nline of sight (BVLOS) while continuing to minimize the risk of collision. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe introduction of this vital capability continues Ohio\u2019s\ntradition of innovation in the aviation community while prioritizing safety,\u201d\nsaid Rich Fox, director of the Ohio UAS Center at ODOT. \u201cAs we collaborate with\nothers at the newly opened National Advanced Air Mobility Center of Excellence,\nwe expect this to be the first of many industry-leading activities coming out\nof that state-of-the-art facility.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Following several state sponsored research efforts to\ndetermine the best way to develop and deploy traffic management for uncrewed\naircraft in Ohio, this system, implemented by CAL Analytics, provides\ninteroperability where any user can enroll to share and receive flight\ninformation. As drone technology continues to advance, traffic management will\nbe a key enabler of BVLOS operations, which currently require special\npermission from the FAA once stringent safety requirements are met.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe couldn\u2019t be more thrilled to continue our collaboration\nwith ODOT by deploying this discovery and synchronization services to fully\nrealize this first of a kind operational UTM capability throughout the state of\nOhio,\u201d said Dr. Sean Calhoun, managing director of CAL Analytics. \u201cThis\nrealization is the result of a lot of industry development, including the\nessential work from The Ohio State University research team and sponsored\nresearch from the Ohio Federal Research Network (OFRN). We are looking forward\nto working with the various interested stakeholders throughout the state and\nthe FAA to learn from this system and to start scaling UAS operations\nthroughout Ohio.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ODOT and the City of Hilliard will be the first\norganizations to enroll in the system and begin exchanging information as they\nlook to leverage UAS as a tool for everything from inspection and traffic\nmonitoring to onsite situational awareness for first responders, such as police\nand fire department dispatches. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHilliard is excited to leverage this and other airspace\nservices that Ohio has established to enable our first responder drone\noperations\u201d says Deputy Police Chief for Hilliard, Ron Clark. \u201cThese services\nwill be critical for us to achieve FAA approval and operate our drones in a\nsafe and effective manner.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the coming years, more advanced and BVLOS drone\noperations will increase in Ohio, which means multiple operators may be flying\nin the same area to deliver medical supplies, perform emergency services,\nconduct infrastructure inspections, and even deliver commercial packages. For\nsafe and successful scaling of commercial drone operations, it\u2019s imperative\nthat pilots have situational awareness for strategic deconfliction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
While both private and public organizations can enroll in\nthe traffic management system, this resource is particularly valuable for other\nstate agencies and local governments across Ohio. These services are available\nat no cost to any operator or fleet manager that requests access and goes\nthrough the onboarding process. To learn more or request access, please contact\nCAL Analytics at info@calanalytics.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" CAL Analytics, in coordination with the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), has launched a low-altitude air traffic management system for drones to support statewide operations. As the number of uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS), or drones, grows, a robust system for managing the low-altitude airspace where these aircraft operate is necessary to ensure safety. While the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[55,127],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ohio","category-unmanned-systems"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28297"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28297\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28298,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28297\/revisions\/28298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}