Swiss-based drone manufacturer senseFly, a Parrot company, has introduced a new version of it's flight and data management software, eMotion. That may not sound quite as exciting as it is: because senseFly's new version includes features moving the drone industry closer to full integration into the airspace. If you don't use a senseFly drone like the eBee, you may have … [Read more...] about senseFly’s Latest Software Release Takes Flight Planning to the Next Level: One Step Closer to Drone Integration
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What is UTM? A Conversation with Amit Ganjoo
“UTM” is one of those acronyms that has reached the status of annoying – technical enough that not everyone in the drone industry understands what it means, but ubiquitous enough that few articles bother to explain what it is anymore. We spoke with Amit Ganjoo of ANRA Technologies, one of the leading companies in the UTM space, to clarify the issue. A recognized expert and … [Read more...] about What is UTM? A Conversation with Amit Ganjoo
New Market Forecast Predicts that UK, Dubai, Singapore and Others Will Beat the U.S. to UTM
NASA has been working with commercial technology partners for years to develop a working UTM system. The program has been successfully tested and is inching forward. But a new drone study - “The Market for UAV Traffic Management Services” published by Unmanned Airspace (www.unmannedairspace.info) - predicts that the UK, Singapore, Dubai and others will beat the U.S. to … [Read more...] about New Market Forecast Predicts that UK, Dubai, Singapore and Others Will Beat the U.S. to UTM
Insitu Moves BVLOS Flight Forward with Demo of Situational Awareness System
Insitu, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, has moved the concept of legal BVLOS flight forward a step, with their successful demonstration of a ground-based airspace situational awareness system for drones. The system addresses a major challenge for regulators and drone operators: detecting nearby aircraft while flying, either within or beyond visual line of … [Read more...] about Insitu Moves BVLOS Flight Forward with Demo of Situational Awareness System
CommercialDrones.FM Interviews Hoot Gibson on Drone Integration
In this episode of CommercialDrones.FM, Ian Smith interviews Major General Marke “Hoot” Gibson on drone integration. Gibson was Senior Advisor, UAS Integration at the FAA and is now the first CEO of the NUAIR Alliance, a UAS test site in Syracuse, New York. Tune in to learn more about this critical topic! Hoot and Ian discuss the FAA’s recent Low Altitude Authorization and … [Read more...] about CommercialDrones.FM Interviews Hoot Gibson on Drone Integration
