As more growers embrace precision agriculture and the operational benefits drones can offer, manufacturers are finding ways to more effectively…
In Depth
Technology Roundup: The Sensors Powering Precision Ag
Drones are flying a variety of sensors, from traditional RGB cameras to more advanced LiDAR solutions, to quickly connect the…
Unmanned Systems Grow in European Agriculture
Unmanned systems’ global inroads are including European agriculture. GNSS for precision guidance of tractors and harvesters is already in place….
Farm Bill Boosts Rural Broadband with a Drone Perspective
The recently signed Farm Bill will dramatically boost funding for expanded broadband coverage in rural areas, where it is an…
Must We Fly Out of Sight to Farm?
BVLOS rules will revolutionize unmanned agriculture. But they’ll need to economically and quickly convert raw data into actionable information farmers can deploy.
Insourcing Versus Outsourcing
As applications continue to grow across a spectrum of industries, business leaders who want to benefit must determine how to implement drones into their workflow.
Investors Chase UAS Market
The market for commercial drones is expanding faster than earlier predicted and is drawing record-breaking levels of investment from venture capitalists.
Integration Pilot Program: Life-Saving Deliveries
The City of Reno Integration Pilot Program (IPP) team is developing a system for fast drone delivery of automated defibrillators…
Integration Pilot Program: Real World Drone Delivery
The North Carolina Integration Pilot Program (IPP) team plans to use drones for faster and more economical delivery of medical…
Bat-Like Sonar Can Help A Robot Navigate
Bats can fly dexterously in the dark in large part because echolocation—the biological version of the sonar that submarines rely…
The “Why’s” of the 2018 FAA Reauthorization Act
Congress did a fantastic, bi-partisan job on the technically challenging topic of drones last month when it passed the 2018 FAA Reauthorization Act.
Test Driving Driverless Delivery
Companies like Udelv, AutoX, Ford and Nuro are partnering with grocery stores and other retailers to begin testing autonomous delivery services.
Aloft: Breakthroughs in Unmanned Aircraft Flight Times
A new electric drone, the US-1, can fly for two hours on a single charge—a flight time comparable with gasoline-fueled…
Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers Opposes Ligado Frequency Plan
Self-driving and driver-assisted vehicles need GPS signals protected from interference A proposed frequency change that could create interference with GPS…
Drone-Based Bird-Herding Is Taking Off
Using drones to divert birds from airports may help prevent disastrous bird strikes.
Going Bladeless
esearchers at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi are working to develop a safer drone that uses bladeless thrusters rather than propellers to fly.
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…
