by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian Crosby This June, the United States saw the launch of Wing’s free drone pilot app, OpenSky, helping drone operators of all kinds safely share the sky. Since then, the app has already seen tens of thousands of users, ranging from the likes of professional photographers to surveyors to hobby flyers, all using the app to learn where they can safely … [Read more...] about Wing’s OpenSky Drone Pilot App Launches New Features After Adoption by Tens of Thousands of Users
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North Dakota’s BVLOS Drone Network Snags $20-million boost
North Dakota’s official, statewide drone system is growing after lawmakers recently approved a $20 million grant. The network, known as Vantis, is the first of its kind in the U.S. The network uses multiple radar posts, surveillance sensors and command-and-control-radios to give drone pilots a “drone’s-eye” view of their surroundings, much like being in a cockpit. Once fully … [Read more...] about North Dakota’s BVLOS Drone Network Snags $20-million boost
UK Catapult Project: Wing on Network ID and “an Open Access Drone Traffic Management System”
The UK Catapult Project shows a path for wide-scale drone adoption, as participant Wing explains: demonstrating safe, scalable, and secure management of drone traffic - using Network ID. Wing's blog post announces the publication of results for the six month simulation project: and makes clear their support of the U.K.'s philosophy on Unmanned Traffic Management … [Read more...] about UK Catapult Project: Wing on Network ID and “an Open Access Drone Traffic Management System”
FAA Admin Steve Dickson Announces New ARC for BVLOS Flight
At last week's UAS Symposium, FAA Administrator Steve Dickson delivered a keynote address outlining the progress that the FAA has made in delivering drone rules: Ops Over People, Ops Over Moving Vehicles, Remote ID. Dickson also had very good news about the next big step in drone regulation, announcing a new ARC for BVLOS flight. The Aviation Rulemaking Committee, or ARC, … [Read more...] about FAA Admin Steve Dickson Announces New ARC for BVLOS Flight
NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility Project: ANRA to Provide UAM Services for Multi-Year Project to Develop Passenger Drones and Other Advanced Air Mobility Solutions
ANRA Technologies has won a leading place in NASA's new advanced air mobility project, the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate National Campaign 2 for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) for Community Planning and Integration. ANRA will work FlyOhio, a collaboration of public, private and academic institutions led by DriveOhio’s advanced air mobility (AAM) group, to address the … [Read more...] about NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility Project: ANRA to Provide UAM Services for Multi-Year Project to Develop Passenger Drones and Other Advanced Air Mobility Solutions
