Author: TWS

Drones are flying into weather data deserts. Can they be stopped?

Unseen weather conditions can significantly impact drone delivery operations, including grounding flights Brian Straight, managing editor, Modern Shipper  Jen had spent weeks looking for the perfect toy for her daughter for Christmas. Then she found it online and placed the order. Only days before Christmas, she chose drone delivery as…
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Are Low-Altitude Weather Services Ready for Drones and Air Taxis?

By Brian Garrett-Glaser | April 26, 2020Send Feedbackdrone delivery, low-altitude flight, microweather, urban air mobility The development of low-altitude weather services and regulation may be falling behind the progress of drone delivery services and passenger air taxis. (Credit: Don Berchoff) As the Federal Aviation Administration continues down its “crawl, walk, run” path of incorporating drone…
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Ohio supports UAS operations with USD1.4 million research contract for BVLOS drone operations

By Katherine Jerome•26 Mar, 2020 The Ohio Federal Research Network (OFRN) has awarded CAL Analytics, a information fusion specialist, a USD1.4 million contract to lead the development of a contingency management platform (CMP) for beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone operations. The Interoperability, Resiliency and Contingency Management for Ohio UAS Operations is…
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