In a further sign of the maturation of the drone industry, North Carolina-based PrecisionHawk today announced that Michael Chasen has been appointed as the company's new chief executive officer (CEO). Chasen is a serial entrepreneur and veteran technology leader with more than 20 years of software experience. His appointment is an effort to accelerate PrecisionHawk's growth in … [Read more...] about PrecisionHawk Appoints Blackboard Co-Founder and Former CEO Michael Chasen as New CEO
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Can PrecisionHawk Tame Drone Traffic in the Sky?
PrecisionHawk’s LATAS delivers an innovative air traffic control system for drones, but it’s one of several that depends on the not-so-imminent success of all aircraft using ADS-B. QuickTake THE FACTS: This past week, the FAA granted PrecisionHawk a waiver from Part 107.31’s visual line of sight (VLOS) limitations, which gives them the ability to continue their research and … [Read more...] about Can PrecisionHawk Tame Drone Traffic in the Sky?
PrecisionHawk Receives First Waiver to Fly Beyond Line of Sight
Leading commercial drone company PrecisionHawk has announced that they have received the first Part 107 waiver for BVLOS flight (beyond visual line of sight.) PrecisionHawk has been working with the FAA to establish the safety case for BVLOS flight as part of the Pathfinder program, designed to help the FAA and NASA gather data on issues critical to drone innovation and … [Read more...] about PrecisionHawk Receives First Waiver to Fly Beyond Line of Sight
DJI + PrecisionHawk = Easy to Use Analytics for Ag Market
PrecisionHawk and DJI are partnering to offer the agriculture market with a complete agricultural analytics solution by linking DJI’s commercial-grade drone hardware to PrecisionHawk’s drone software platform, DataMapper. They made hte announcement today at the Xponential Show. The pre-assembled package includes DJI’s hardware platform plus PrecisionHawk’s flight and analytics … [Read more...] about DJI + PrecisionHawk = Easy to Use Analytics for Ag Market
NASA’s Drone Traffic Management “Ready to be Deployed”
NASA has finished a successful demonstrations of its unmanned aerial systems traffic management (UTM) system, GCN's Mark Pomerleau reports. An air traffic control system for drones, NASA’s UTM has been in development with PrecisionHawk and other industry partners. While tests of the system were reported earlier in the year, a first level implementation may be close for … [Read more...] about NASA’s Drone Traffic Management “Ready to be Deployed”
