By 2020, an estimated 7 million drones could be zipping around the country delivering packages, taking photos, inspecting infrastructure or conducting search and rescue missions.
But before that happens, they’ll need a system in place to avoid crashing into each other — or worse, passenger aircraft.
NASA, along with the Federal Aviation Administration and an extensive list of industry partners, has been researching the requirements needed to establish a drone traffic management system. This summer, some of those ideas will be tested in the field …
http://www.vnews.com/Air-traffic-control-for-drones-is-coming-Here-s-how-it-could-work-9804573
Valley News (West Lebanon, NH) | May 13, 2017
