Incorporating weather strategies in drone operations can enhance operational readiness by using real-time updates, automated alerts, micro-weather analysis, contingency plans, and weather data interpretation training.
Image Source: https: unmannedsystemstechnology.com Adverse weather events, such as strong wind, precipitation, and visibility, present unique challenges for Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) operations. It takes highly proactive measures and contingency plans implemented by the UTM providers to ensure continuous service and safety. Some innovative technologies and strategies can be employed by UTM services to mitigate…
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One of the largest gatherings of emerging technologies in one place, the Consumer Electronics Expo (CES), occurred earlier this month in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 2024 CES Exhibits included the best and brightest in the new and future and showed what the cutting edge of robotics, AI, and digital technology looks and will look like.…
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As the winter season approaches, meteorologists consistently encounter a similar set of questions each year: How cold will it be? When will it snow? How much snow will there be? This winter is a moderate/strong El Niño and lasts into spring. But what does that mean? What is El Niño? El Niño refers to part…
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Key Take Aways: The American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) F38 Committee on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) addresses issues related to design, performance, quality acceptance tests, and safety monitoring for unmanned air vehicle systems. The ASTM F38 Weather Group charter was formed to define minimum performance-based standards for Weather Information Provider (WIP) data and…
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Key Take-Aways: The scale of microweather is known as 1 km x 1 km. Microweather requires extensive computing power and more detailed granular observations to produce reliable information. Ground-based sensors allow real-time verification of the forecast data and enhance the accuracy of the modeled forecast over time. In short, the sensors are the glue that…
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Key Take-Aways: North Carolina study assessed low-altitude weather phenomena by using ground-based sensors to capture real-time weather data critical for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). The assessment’s results provide critical information for infrastructure, flight routes, and ground operations planning considerations across North Carolina to enable AAM. Washington Warren Airport is on a growing list of weather…
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Written by Brian Bell, VP Product and Revenue Even in a world where we may feel overwhelmed by the overabundance of data, there remain critical data gaps. Those gaps are opportunities to expand human knowledge, increase economic activity, and improve living standards. Let’s first recognize that data don’t drive these benefits; people do. Like oil,…
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written by – Lisa Hahn, UAS/Aviation Meteorologist Key Take-Aways: Current weather sensing and radar infrastructure not extensive enough to support drones. On marginal weather “edge-case” days, it is generally accepted that businesses will underperform against revenue generation per airframe or client satisfaction metrics. TruWeather is fielding a variety of novel sensors to improve low-altitude weather…
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Recently, it came to our attention a software company was coding a product that uses a temperature and dewpoint spread technique to estimate cloud bases. Weather is a complex science, and while we all seek to simplify our understanding to cope with the weather, there is a reason aviation weather services are the most regulated…
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