“Seen & Heard” is a monthly feature of GPS World magazine, traveling the world to capture interesting and unusual news stories involving the GNSS/PNT industry. Screenshot: PATS Indoor Drone Solutions video Seeking out (tiny) aerial threats Palm-sized drones are eliminating…
Oxford Technical Solutions has released the xNAV650, the latest in its line of inertial navigation systems (INS), suitable for use on drones. INS provide surveyors with absolute position, timing and inertial measurements (heading and pitch/roll) that they can integrate into…
2,300-acre Shell Deer Park Refinery provides complex testbed for aerial inspections and incident response Photo: SimonSkafar/E+/Getty Images DJI is partnering with Shell Oil Company to create, test and deploy DJI drone technology at its Deer Park Manufacturing Complex to improve efficiency…
Photo: Fortem Technologies Fortem Technologies has completed the first phase of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Pilot Program (UAS IPP) in North Carolina. As part of the program, Fortem is conducting tests to monitor the airspace…
Photo: FAA The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced the eight companies that will assist the federal government in establishing requirements for future suppliers of Remote Identification (Remote ID). Remote ID will enable unmanned aircraft systems…
Image: Iris Automation MVT Geo-solutions, in partnership with Iris Automation, has been granted the first beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC) by Transport Canada using only onboard detect-and-avoid (DAA) systems. The approval was granted based on the utilization of…
DroneUp LLC and the State of Alaska have signed a Participating Addendum for the NASPO ValuePoint contract for unmanned aerial vehicle services. The contract begins the offering for the purchase of complete drone solutions to all state agencies, commissions, political…
Photo: Rohde & Schwarz Test and measurement specialist Rohde & Schwarz has supplied mobile network testing tools used in drone-based network coverage, performance and operation tests managed by Ericsson, a global leader in network infrastructure. Testing mobile coverage. A project…
Photo: Uber Uber Elevate, Uber’s aviation division, unveiled a new food-delivery drone at Forbes’ Under 30 Summit in Detroit on Monday, according to various news reports. The six-rotor UAV is vertical- and horizontal flight-capable, Uber Elevate head Eric Allison said…
