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Spirent’s new GNSS Foresight checks reliability for BVLOS

September 20, 2021

Spirent GNSS Foresight predicts where and when unmanned vehicles, air taxis and drones can operate safely and dependably […]

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This article is tagged with autonomous vehicles, Beyond Visual Line Of Sight, BVLOS, drone, GNSS Foresight, GNSS reliability, GNSS-denied, ION GNSS+ 2021, Spirent Communications, UAV, unmanned aerial and posted in Featured Stories, Latest News, UAV/UGV

The eBee X. (Photo: senseFly)

Brazil approves SenseFly eBee X for BVLOS operations

July 26, 2021

Brazil’s Civil Aviation Authority approves Flagship Fixed-wing Drone The National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) of Brazil has approved […]

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This article is tagged with Beyond Visual Line Of Sight, Brazil, BVLOS, drone, eBee X drone, fixed-wing drone, National Civil Aviation Agency, Santiago & Cintra, sensefly, UAV and posted in Latest News, UAV/UGV

A Censys Technologies Sentaero equipped with a Verizon 4G/LTE link. (Photo: Skyward)

Skyward and FAA to test cellular-connected drones

July 13, 2021

Skyward, A Verizon company, has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) […]

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This article is tagged with 4G LTE, BVLOS, drone operations, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, Memorandum of Agreement, MOA, Skyward, universal traffic management, Verizon, wireless networks and posted in Latest News, Mobile, UAV/UGV

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Parrot’s new ANAFI Ai UAV drone is 4G connected

July 1, 2021

Drone-maker Parrot has released a new drone for professionals. The ANAFI Ai UAV uses 4G as its main […]

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This article is tagged with BVLOS, obstacle avoidance, Parrot, professional UAV, SDK, Skycontroller 4 and posted in Latest News, Product Showcase, UAV/UGV

Wingtra’s UAVs perform vertical take off and landing (VTOL), but fly horizontally. New European regulations easing restrictions on flight beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) make this increasingly common. (Photo: Wingtra)

Diving into UAV lidar surveys

March 29, 2021

The worlds of UAVs, lidar and surveying overlap, with UAV-based lidar able to shed light on places that […]

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This article is tagged with BVLOS, GNSS receivers, Jake McCay, John “JP” Cannon, laser scanner, lidar, Lidar USA, multi-spectral cameras, National Geographic, Phillip Amon, photogrammetry, PrecisionHawk, Riegl miniVUX-1DL, thermal imaging, Wingtra and posted in Featured Stories, From the Magazine, Survey, UAV/UGV

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L3Harris provides detailed mapping for UAV flights

March 27, 2021

L3Harris provided a detailed digital map of Blacksburg, Virginia, to aid in the development of a Navigation Performance […]

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This article is tagged with Beyond Visual Line Of Sight, BVLOS, GNSS forecast technology, L3Harris, photogrammetry, UAV navigation and posted in From the Magazine, Mapping, UAV/UGV

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Regulating advanced drone operations

March 24, 2021

Why permissions and regulations are an important part of workflows By Pierre-Alain Marchand Regulatory Compliance Manager, senseFly Now […]

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This article is tagged with BVLOS, Federal Aviation Administration, OOP, Part 107 Waivers, sensefly, UAV permissions, UAV regulations and posted in Featured Stories, From the Magazine, Opinions, UAV/UGV

The Orion 2 tethered drone (Photo: Elistair)

Drone developments: flying into a volcano, tethered drone advantages

November 18, 2020

Just a couple of pieces of drone news this month — who would imagine flying a fixed-wing drone […]

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This article is tagged with Beyond Visual Line Of Sight, BVLOS, climate change, Elistair, IMU sensor, tethered drone system, Titan UAV, Tony Murfin, volcano and posted in OEM, Opinions