Researchers at the University of Washington (https://www.washington.edu/news/2018/08/15/flying-blind/) have developed a new method that gives drones the ability to navigate in case of a GPS failure,
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Category: UAS traffic management news
Qatari companies plan last-mile drone, ground delivery services in Rotterdam
Innovation Quarter (https://www.innovationquarter.nl/en/news/straks-autonome-pakketbezorging-over-fietspad-en-door-de-lucht-deze-qatarese-bedrijven-kozen-rotterdam-om-hun-innovatie-waar-te-maken/) reports that two Qatari companies have developed a joint venture Geeba to develop ground and drone package delivery services in Rotterdam. Airlift
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North Dakota test site trials drone parachute safety system for urban operations
The Northern Plains UAS Test Site (NPUAS) and the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) (https://www.dot.nd.gov/dotnet/news/Public/View/8056) have announced the successful completion of testing Unmanned Aircraft
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Intel demonstrates drone identification by Bluetooth
Intel has announced it has flown the first public demonstration of its Open Drone ID, an open standard that offers a solution for the remote
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Altitude Angel extends its Mission Planner control system with new airspace safety tool
Altitude Angel (https://www.altitudeangel.com/blog/introducing-flight-reporting-in-mission-planner/) has further developed its Mission Planner ground-station controller system with an enehanced Flight Report tool so users so that they can make better
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Korea Post develops UTM system, will start remote mail drone deliveries in 2021
South Korea’s Chosun news service (http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2018/08/09/2018080901534.html) reports that Korea Post will launch drone deliveries to islands and mountainous areas in 2021. The news service reports
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Kansas starts testing BVLOS flights as part of IPP initiative
The first beyond the line of sight Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) flight in Kansas was flown on Monday 13 August north of the town of
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Blue Bear and Cranfield University to create UK BVLOS drone test corridor
Blue Bear Systems Research Ltd and Cranfield University (https://www.bbsr.co.uk/news/156/Blue-Bear-and-Cranfield-to-create-drone-experiment-corridor/) have announced plans to create a beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) experimental centre, the National
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Thales reports it has been approved as a LAANC service provider
According to the official Thales Linkedin account, the US Federal Aviation Administration has approved Thales as a UTM Service Supplier to provide Low Altitude Authorization and
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Cape and San Diego pioneer BVLOS, urban drone-based emergency services
Cloud software provider Cape and the City of San Diego (https://www.cape.com/blog/2018/8/8/capes-ipp-integration-pilot-program-selection-and-the-future-of-bvlos) have become one of the first UAS Integration Pilot Program (IPP) partnerships to develop
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