The FAA announced yesterday that the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC), which provides real-time airspace authorizations, will be expanded to 500 airports beginning April 30. The FAA's Acting Administrator Dan Elwell made the announcement on the first day of the UAS Symposium in Baltimore. "Under the FAA’s Part 107 small drone rule, operators … [Read more...] about FAA Announces Real-Time Airspace Authorizations at 500 Airports, Starting April 30
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AirMap Brings LAANC to Entire Drone Ecosystem
LAANC, the Low-Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability made available for testing last year, holds great promise for the industry. Now leading airspace management platform AirMap is bringing LAANC to the market, offering it to 3rd party developers and announcing new integrations. LAANC is an important innovation, potentially eliminating the onerous process of … [Read more...] about AirMap Brings LAANC to Entire Drone Ecosystem
AirMap to Test UTM System in New Zealand
Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM), a comprehensive system for managing and monitoring drone flights beyond visual line of sight (BVLS), is something of a regulatory Wild West show here in the states with a number of technologies and players vying to be part of the eventual solution. One of those players is AirMap. In what may prove to be an excellent test case for a broader … [Read more...] about AirMap to Test UTM System in New Zealand
Drones Get New Integration Tool in New Zealand: AirMap Partners with Airways New Zealand
The US-based drone airspace intelligence platform AirMap has partnered with Airways New Zealand to deploy New Zealand's first unmanned traffic managment system. The three month trial in the Canterbury and Queenstown regions of New Zealand will provide low altitude authorization and notification capabilities (LAANC) to New Zealand. "Using AirMap’s free iOS and Android apps, … [Read more...] about Drones Get New Integration Tool in New Zealand: AirMap Partners with Airways New Zealand
Drone Companies in Japan Get A Testing Advantage with Rakuten AirMap Launch
Drone innovators who want to try their solutions at test sites in Japan can do it today - registering and getting authorization through mobile apps. Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten and leading drone platform provider AirMap launch Rakuten AirMap: a localized Unmanned Traffic Management Platform for Japan. Rakuten, sometimes referred to as "the Amazon of Japan," is a global … [Read more...] about Drone Companies in Japan Get A Testing Advantage with Rakuten AirMap Launch
