Tag Archives: Prototypes and Patents

Kansas DOT Notches Milestone BVLOS Flight

The Kansas Department of Transportation’s (KDOT) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program (IPP) has successfully completed the first beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone operation using only onboard detect-and-avoid systems. The flight marks the first time under Part 107 the FAA has … Continue reading

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50-Mile Drone Driveway Receives First Approval from FAA

The Federal Aviation Administration has approved the first segment of a 50-mile drone corridor between Syracuse and Rome, New York. The approval allows drones to fly beyond visual line of sight within an 8-by-4-mile section of airspace between Griffiss International … Continue reading

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UF researcher develops precision agriculture software, “Agroview”

When you think of farming, drones may not be the first thing to come to mind. Yiannis Ampatzidis, a professor in UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences is changing that with his new artificial intelligence-based software, Agroview. Ampatzidis, UF … Continue reading

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Drones over Central NY: 50-mile test corridor to open for business soon

If you live between Rome in Oneida County and Syracuse in Onondaga County, don’t be surprised if you see a lot more drones flying overhead. A 50-mile corridor between Rome and Syracuse for testing drones and their integration into the … Continue reading

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