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State Farm Receives Waiver from FAA for Hurricane Florence Response
State Farm recently received a waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) over people…
8 Ways Drones will Respond to Hurricane Florence
Last year, hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria served as a giant beta test allowing the unmanned systems industry to give…
Microdrones Continues Global Growth with Australian Expansion
This month, Microdrones expanded its global footprint, with dedicated resources to support Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. The…
Wind Borne
Inspired by both sailboats and the wandering albatross the wind-powered UNAv can theoretically travel thousands of miles. Drones are increasingly taking…
Extracting Forensic Data From Drones
A new online database can help law enforcement glean precious details from drones. The dream that drones may one day…
Drones Detect Radiation
Equipped with the right sensors, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can help determine radiation levels after incidents in nuclear facilities as…
Emphasis on Community – IPP Virginia
The Virginia team, led by the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Investment Authority, plans to develop safe, effective procedures that can be…
Close Up: Drone Inspection From Fences to Tailfins – IPP Tennessee
Tennessee’s IPP team will hammer out the details of using drones for facility and plane inspection including how to safely…
Focus on BVLOS and Flights Over People – IPP North Dakota
Led by the state’s Department of Transportation, the North Dakota IPP team will work with CNN, law enforcement and Xcel…
Reaching for the Horizon – IPP Alaska
The Alaska IPP team is focused on developing the technology and the safety case for beyond-visual-line-of-sight flights but they’d also…
FAA Sharpens IPP Teams’ Focus
The Integration Pilot Program is moving briskly though some teams were surprised, and disappointed, when the Federal Aviation Administration narrowed…
Charting Cleanup – Detecting Nuclear Waste
Robots that fly, swim and crawl through pipes are helping with the clean up of radioactive zones by mapping hard-to-find…
…And They’re Off – General Overview
July’s a big month in aviation because the Paris Air Show and Farnborough alternate each year in July. It was Farnborough’s turn this year.
South China University of Technology Claims Top Honors at 2018 RoboMaster Competition
RoboMaster, a yearly robotics competition for aspiring young engineers and university students, concluded its 2018 competition at the Shenzhen Bay…
Intel Drones Helping to Preserve the Great Wall of China
Intel is working with the China Foundation for Cultural Heritage Conservation (CFCHC) to keep the Great Wall on the top of world…
IPP Pilot Program Team Profiles: Alaska/Hawaii
Team Lead – University of Alaska – Fairbanks Team Partners Core Competencies Alaska Aerial Media Inspection, surveying/mapping, cinematography Alyeska Pipeline…
