US local government officials would like to be able to set local restrictions as needed and, along with law enforcement colleagues, they expect to be
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
ICAO to develop prototype global drone registration system by mid December
ICAO will have the first proposals for its drone registry datasets ready for scrutiny at the second Global Air Navigation Industry Symposium (GANIS/2), 11-15 December 2017 in
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New smartphone app immediately quantifies risk of drone flights
UK technology start-up Flock (flockcover.com) is due to imminently launch a smart phone app which immediately quantifies the risk of their drone flight. The app
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One UTM challenge – drone operators measure height differently
UAS operators use different ways of measuring the altitude of their vehicles above ground and many platforms do not operate reliably at the upper flight
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Florida airport installs dual-use bird and drone detecting radar
Northwest Florida Beaches has installed a dual function MERLIN™ Aircraft Birdstrike Avoidance Radar and DroneWatcher™ DSR detection and defence system. According to a press statement the
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China’s car-lifting transport drone takes to the skies
CGTN (https://america.cgtn.com/2017/11/13/china-first-cargo-drone-uav) reports that the Chinese Academy of Sciences cargo-lifting AT200 drone – capable of transporting a small car – has begun flight tests in
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AirMap flight data integrated in autonomous Kesprey drone operations
AirMap and Kespry have announced a partnership that brings AirMap’s airspace intelligence, including airspace advisories, wind, and weather, to Kespry’s automated UAV drone operations. Kespry
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Some ANSPs “are missing out on the opportunities presented by UTM” – Richard Parker of Altitude Angel
How far do you think the recently announced US Drone Integration Pilot Program will improve our understanding of what the different roles will be for
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Drone hits Aerolineas Argentinas Boeing 737 – no casualties
An Aerolineas Argentinas Boeing 737-800, flying from Trelew, northeastern Patagonia, was struck by a drone during its final landing approach to Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery
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Flyte adds US section charts to its Drone Deploy app
Flyte (https://www.flyte.ie/) has announced the launch of a new version of its Flyte “Lite” App V2. A year ago DroneDeploy launched the drone industry’s first app
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