Congratulations to the winners of President Trump’s Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Integration Pilot Program (IPP). I know this was a…
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IPP Pilot Program Team Profiles: City of San Diego
Team Lead – City of San Diego, California Team Partners Core Competencies AirMap UTM (UAS air traffic management) AT&T Drone…
Integration Pilot Program (IPP): Fast Tracking UAS Integration
Drone applications ranging from finding feral hogs to delivering aid to heart attack victims are now under fast-track development as…
Preparing for the Next Disaster
When hurricane Harvey hit Texas last August, drone operators became an integral part of the recovery response, flying missions to…
An Underwater Acoustic Network for Unmanned Vehicles
Increasingly, robots not only soar through the air and wander over the land, but they also swim on and under…
Europe Speeding Toward Connected, Automated Driving
One of the overarching themes of the Brussels ‘Connected Cars Europe’ conference was how to accommodate, reconcile and bring together…
Inside Unmanned Systems’ Renee Knight Named 2018 Stephen Barr Award Winner
Inside Unmanned Systems magazine senior editor Renee Knight reported on the devastation of Hurricane Harvey last year from her home…
Radiometric Temperature Measurements
Surface characteristics and atmospheric compensation A radiometric thermal camera measures the temperature of a surface by interpreting the intensity of…
A Geo-Odyssey of UAS LiDAR Mapping
When it comes to unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for mapping and specifically to the power and potential of LiDAR sensors,…
Stargazers: Giant Telescopes that Build Themselves
Bigger is often better, not just on Earth, but in space. The larger an orbital observatory, the more light it…
Brussels View: Drones Show Up in Bavaria
Unmanned flying systems – ‘them drones – continue their inexorable march toward world domination. One can hardly attend a fashion…
Military UAV Market To Top $83B
Energized by lessons from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, countries around the world are expected to continue adding unmanned…
Expert Commentary: Culture and Drones
I couldn’t restrain myself from Tweeting a big “Bravo Zulu” to Boeing a few weeks ago when I saw they…
The Drone Evolution at SXSW
Those attending Austin’s SXSW 2018 had the opportunity to take in a variety of concerts, walk the large tradeshow floor…
Urban Air Mobility: Catching a Very Local Flight
As road travel in large cities becomes increasingly congested, many believe there has to be a better way for the…
Licensing NASA Technology May be the Answer
You don’t have to do it all by yourself. If your project is stumbling over a technical hurdle, needs a…
UTM: Opening Up the Airspace for Long-Distance Flights
Test sites are looking to unmanned traffic management (UTM) technology to make the airspace safer for all drone operations—including beyond visual line of sight flights (BVLOS).
