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of North Carolina Wing has been at the forefront of the Civil Air Patrol’s Small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS) program, culminating in August 2021 with the first location and storage within the CAP. On May 6, the program introduced increased training and equipment at NCWG Headquarters. . NCWG has partnered with the North Carolina Emergency Management Agency to acquire 10 Teal 2 drones. These were purchased by Emergency Management and he passed on to the NCWG Civil Air Patrol to provide statewide drone support upon request.
Altitude Angel Drone Assist has been major updated with new features
Leader in UTM (Unified Traffic Management) Technology Altitude Angel announced the release of an updated version of its Drone Assist flight planning tool. This update offers a series of new features, including enhanced integrated flight plans, advanced flight plan drawing tools, and an approval service via the app.
Who Leads the Race Against UAS? Drone Radio Show Podcast
Take on the UAS with Drone Radio Show Podcast! Mary Beth Long, Board Member Red Cat Holdingsdiscusses the current challenges and opportunities for anti-drone solutions, and the future of protecting critical assets from drone intrusions.
Airsentinel Releases Drone Detection App That Works (and Respects Drone Operators)
Drone detection can be a sensitive subject in the commercial drone industry. His Rem0te ID for drones provides stakeholders with the ability to identify unmanned aerial vehicles and their pilots, reducing the risk of unauthorized drone intrusions, thereby supporting the expansion of legitimate commercial industries. However, some operators have legitimate concerns that the release of pilot location and identification data could have unintended negative consequences. Drone manufacturing leader DJI developed a solution in 2019 to make drone detection as easy as possible for pilots, but when it demonstrated its first-ever drone detection app, it found that the app provided too much information to too many people. It was criticized for fears it was giving too much.
Wing Demonstrates Drone Delivery Anywhere.Deliver beer and peanuts to Coors Field
Earlier this month, Google wing conducted a demonstration delivery in Coors Field, Colorado, delivering beer and peanuts to the field. Although it didn’t take place on match day, more than 1,000 people gathered in the stands to celebrate his party that kicked off AUVSI’s annual Autonomous Systems Conference. Coors Field was chosen for the demonstration because of its harsh environment. Located in Denver, Colorado, one of the fastest growing cities in the country, the stadium is full of delivery obstacles, including stadium seats and jumbotrons. At 5,200 feet above sea level, Coors Field is “one mile high” in North America, making him the second tallest city.
What’s the weather like above? Meteodrone flies at high altitudes to get accurate real-time weather forecasts
Now a weather information and technology company meteorology First U.S. Meteor Drone Autonomous Flight System Launched in North Dakota GrandSKY Aviation Park. Able to reach altitudes of up to 20,000 feet, Meteodrone is able to fill the meteorological data gaps in the lower and mid-atmosphere regions critical to the predictability and reliability of aviation and business forecasting. Meteomatics collaborates with GrandSKY and low-altitude weather technology experts True Weather Solution Developing the first state-wide micro-weather service in the United States in North Dakota. Meteomatics’ high-resolution forecasting models consider all weather details, data points and parameters within a given square kilometer, powering TruWeather’s decision-making analytics to deliver 9x better than the best available government services Enables detailed real-time weather forecasts.
New Payload for Wingtra VTOL Drone: RGB61
Major VTOL drone manufacturer wing tigerunveiled the new RGB61 Sensor payload.Compatible with WingtraOne GEN II Drone, RGB61 paves the way forward for the entire drone mapping industry. The Sony Alpha 7 Mark IV 61MP RGB camera is customized to provide the most efficient datalight UAV data solution available with in-app light settings control and ultra-precise image capture.
New Gremsy 2-Axis MIO: Ready for Drone Developers Optimized for Small Sensors
new gremsy 2 axis mio The gimbal is a front-mount gimbal designed for industrial use. Gremsy is the world leader in drone gimbals, specifically designed to give drone operators the stability and features they need to get better data and professional-level results. Designed for industrial use, the new Gremsy 2-Axis Mio is weight and size optimized and built for small drone platforms. The 2-axis Mio weighs less than 30% of his original Mio, making it a great choice for drone developers and integrators looking to minimize payload.
Drone surveillance lawsuit goes to Michigan Supreme Court
Everdrone Medical Drone Delivery Partners with Air Ambulance Charity
drone solution provider ever drone and Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) have announced a collaboration to begin the deployment of Everdrone First on Scene Grid™ technology in the UK. The goal of the partnership is to enable KSS to expand the reach of its rapid response services by adding drone delivery of time-sensitive essential medical supplies, facilitating pre-hospital emergency care across Kent, Surrey and Sussex. That’s it.
Drone delivery over the Hudson River: NUAIR and NYNJ Port Authority demonstrate delivery of Girl Scout cookies
1 year from new product launch girl scout badge To encourage and educate girls in STEM careers, New York and New Jersey Port Authority To mark the partnership to deliver a box of Raspberry Rally cookies across the Hudson River, the box served as the payload for the agency’s first test of a small unmanned delivery vehicle. The box of cookies flew five miles from Greenville Yards in Jersey City, New Jersey, to the NYNJR East terminus in Brooklyn, New York, in just 15 minutes, and the drone returned in 10 minutes.
Miriam McNabb, editor-in-chief of DRONELIFE and CEO of professional drone services marketplace JobForDrones, is a keen observer of the emerging drone industry and drone regulatory environment. Miriam is an international speaker and industry recognized figure, with over 3,000 articles focused on the commercial drone space. Miriam has a degree from the University of Chicago and he has over 20 years of experience in high tech sales and marketing new technologies.
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