Government
February 19, 2020
FAA Releases Proposed Remote ID Rule
What is Remote ID? Recently, the FAA released the Remote ID Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), a system by which law enforcement, public safety officials, and the general public can identify drone operators flying in US airspace. Remote ID is seen by many as a crucial step toward[…]
January 10, 2020
Using GIS to Build “Highways in the Skies”
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) works hard to secure our national airspace, maintaining over 5.3 million square miles of domestic airspace for the United States. In Michigan alone, more than 2.7 million residents and 283 cities or townships live and operate under controlled airspace. One such community,[…]
December 13, 2019
The Spoon: Airspace Link Gets Immediate FAA Approvals for Commercial Drone Flights
The idea of drones zipping through the sky to deliver you burritos in just minutes sounds so cyberpunky and cool. Because it is! That’s why companies like Google and Uber Eats are investing so heavily in the technology. But as with so many things, to get something[…]
November 5, 2019
Sharing the Airspace: 2019 UAV Regulations Take Flight
Michael Healander shares thoughts on current and future UAV regulation at the Michigan IMAGIN conference: Read the full article: https://imagin.org/resources/Documents/IMAGINews/2019_3_autumn.pdf
February 27, 2019
4 Problems the FAA Is Thinking About Before Allowing Autonomous Drone Delivery
For years, retailers and logistics companies have been sparring with the US government over autonomous air delivery, or drone delivery. More recently Uber expanded its autonomous aspirations with an executive position at UberExpress, their drone delivery operation. With so much effort and investment into unmanned and autonomous[…]
February 21, 2019
5 Dimensions That Impact Municipalities from Embracing Commercial Drones
Our local government airspace is becoming increasingly crowded and automated. Cities have a significant role to play in developing their own regulations regarding drone usage.
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