The World ATM Congress will take place at 6-8 March 2018 in Hall 10 at Feria de Madrid and Unmanned Airspace will be there! The
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Category: UAS traffic management news
Flight Safety Foundation asks ICAO to urge States to regulate hobby drone flights
Jon Beatty, President and CEO Flight Safety Foundation has written a letter (https://flightsafety.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/FSF-Letter-to-ICAO-re-Recreational-Drone-Regulation-FINAL.pdf) to Dr Fang Liu, Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization
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Italy’s Skyrobotic cleared to fly drones above cities
Skyrobotic, an Italeaf company that produces drones under 25 kilograms, has announced it has obtained permission from the Italian National Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) for
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EASA publishes first official opinion on EU drone regulation
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published the first formal Opinion on safe operations for small drones in Europe (https://www.easa.europa.eu/document-library/opinions/opinion-012018). The Opinion will serve
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Christchurch New Zealand becomes latest urban drone testing zone
Land Information New Zealand (https://www.linz.govt.nz/about-linz) reports that the Residential Red Zone in Christchurch has turned out to be an ideal venue for a ground-breaking trial
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Vodafone to start 4G mobile network drone-tracking UTM service trials
Mobile telephone network provider Vodafone has today announced the start of drone tracking and safety technology trials. Vodafone’s approach uses 4G Internet of Things (IoT)
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LAANC programme brings drone operations close to Cincinnati International airport
Drone operators are now able to operate in certain areas within five miles of Cincinnati North Kentucky International airport (CVG), thanks to the Federal Aviation
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“First drone-related helicopter crash” reported in USA – no casualties
Bloomberg (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-16/what-may-be-first-drone-linked-copter-crash-being-investigated) reports that a helicopter crash on 14th February in Charleston, South Carolina, in which there were no casualties, is likely to be the
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MIT researchers develop drone obstacle avoidance system based uncertainty algorithms
A team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT’s) Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) has developed NanoMap, a system that allows drones to consistently
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Aeronyde chooses Serious Simulations for augmented reality UTM control system
Orlando-based Serious Simulations has been awarded a research and development contract with Melbourne-based Aeronyde Corporation to produce a wireless augmented reality (AR) head mounted display
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