Walmart to expand drone delivery to 75% of homes in DFW area By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill Walmart, which currently delivers products via unmanned aerial vehicles from several Texas locations, plans to expand its drone operation to cover three-quarters of the Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) metroplex area by the end of the year. On January 9, the retail giant announced … [Read more...] about Sky’s the Limit: Walmart’s Ambitious Drone Expansion with Wing and Zipline Set to Transform Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex Delivery Landscape
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The London Heliport Adopts Altitude Angel UTM Technology: Part of the New Aviation Ecosystem
Altitude Angel’s Approval Services Platform Deployed by The London Heliport by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby UTM (Unified Traffic Management) technology leader Altitude Angel has announced that The London Heliport will be deploying its Approval Services platform. This platform enables drone operators, and soon eVTOL pilots as well, to request and pay for operations … [Read more...] about The London Heliport Adopts Altitude Angel UTM Technology: Part of the New Aviation Ecosystem
NASA, uAvionix Partner on Developing Command and Control for Urban Drone Use
Urban operations pose special challenges for safe drone operations, including the problems of command and control (C2) in environments where the high usage of cell phones and other communications systems can result in less reliable connections. Now, NASA and uAvionix partner to research the use internet-based infrastructure or air traffic control frequencies for C2 … [Read more...] about NASA, uAvionix Partner on Developing Command and Control for Urban Drone Use
These Companies Use Military and Aviation Radar to Scale Urban Drone Operations in Calgary
IN-FLIGHT Data and DeTect Inc. Partner for Canada’s First Scaled Urban Drone Operation by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Advanced drone operator IN-FLIGHT Data, alongside advanced radar and remote sensing technologies leader DeTect Inc., completed a demonstration showcasing the importance of advanced radar when operating drones beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) and … [Read more...] about These Companies Use Military and Aviation Radar to Scale Urban Drone Operations in Calgary
In Calgary, a SAIL 4 BVLOS Urban Drone Operation Measures Aerial Network Performance
Canada's drone service providers IN-FLIGHT Data have partnered with remote traffic management software solutions provider AirMatrix to conduct SAIL 4 BVLOS urban drone operations - flying over urban neighborhoods to measure aerial network performance over the city of Calgary, with a population of over 1 million. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · In - Calgary - … [Read more...] about In Calgary, a SAIL 4 BVLOS Urban Drone Operation Measures Aerial Network Performance
