Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao's recent address to the Transportation Research Board named three new initiatives for drones: but only one of them garnered the attention of the mainstream press. Chao's announcement about the UTM Pilot Project could be even more important for the drone industry than the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for flight at night … [Read more...] about An Important Part of Chao’s Drone Announcements Didn’t Get Enough Press: UTM and Drone Integration
Amit Ganjoo
Europe Takes a Leading Role in UTM – ANRA Tech Soars into the UK
DRONELIFE has had the opportunity to meet many of the influencers in the European drone industry this fall, and from Frankfurt to London to Amsterdam, one thing is clear: Europe is ready and willing to take on a leading role in drone regulation, drone integration and unmanned traffic management. Now, US-based ANRA Technologies, an active partner of NASA's UTM research program, … [Read more...] about Europe Takes a Leading Role in UTM – ANRA Tech Soars into the UK
The Challenges to Unmanned Traffic Management and Drone Integration
This month's edition of Air Traffic Management magazine featured an article written by ANRA Technologies' Amit Ganjoo. The article details the concepts - and challenges - of Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) systems. The goal of UTM is safety: and the system needs to be "an independent, self-directed, and scalable system that will manage and monitor the drones and their … [Read more...] about The Challenges to Unmanned Traffic Management and Drone Integration
How Blockchain and Drones Go Together
One of the best things about being part of the drone industry is the coolness factor: people are always interested. But if the conversation is going in that direction - new technologies, the changing world - the chances are excellent that "blockchain" has also been mentioned. If you're not sure how those two concepts go together, here's an overview from Jim Begley and Amit … [Read more...] about How Blockchain and Drones Go Together
New APIs, Developer Interfaces: the Evolution of Drone Operations Systems
The concept of an "end to end" solution in commercial drone operations management is evolving. From a "best of breed" approach that was often a euphemism for "pieced together," developers like ANRA Technologies are opening systems to allow for clean integration and customization, enabling smoothly operating end to end solutions. Version 3.0 of DroneOSS™ introduces … [Read more...] about New APIs, Developer Interfaces: the Evolution of Drone Operations Systems
