Come join the AUVSI Georgia Chapter for our in-person Fall meeting on December 8, 2023, from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm at the Curiosity Lab at Peachtree Corners. We will have a number of special guest. Everyone is welcome to attend. The chapter has been growing fast and there will be plenty of opportunities to advocate, connect and educate with our chapter members.
Curiosity Lab is located in a 500-acre Technology Park with a three-mile public autonomous and advanced vehicle roadway leveraging cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technologies. Additional infrastructure includes dedicated fiber, intelligent traffic cameras and traffic signals, smart streetlights, and a 25,000 square foot innovation center, where startups and corporate innovators create the future together.
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Dawn of Drones | Episode 118: Kongsberg Geospatial
November is “Crossover Tech Month” Month on the Dawn of Drones podcast! This week, we kick it off with our month sponsor, Kongsberg Geospatial and its Director of Business Development, Adam Robinson.
Kongsberg Geospatial specializes in precision software for mapping, geospatial visualization, and situational awareness, prioritizing high-performance, real-time components for critical infrastructure. Renowned for TerraLens®, their trusted geospatial platform, they also offer development and integration services, focusing on defense applications, particularly in UX and HMI components for C2 systems. Their expertise spans air-traffic control, ISR, air defense, Beyond Line-of-Sight navigation systems for UAS, and Remote Towers for air traffic control.
Dawn of Drones | Episode 117: Drone Alliance Europe
The Dawn of Drones podcast closes out an awesome month dedicated to the “Tech Ecosystem” and sponsored by TruWeather Solutions with special guest Joanna Wieczorek, strategic advisor of Drone Alliance Europe.
Joanna joins Dawn to discuss the innovative technological and regulatory advancements in the drone industry across the pond. Drone Alliance Europe unites prominent tech firms to advocate for the commercial drone sector with European policymakers, regulators and global advisory bodies.
Carson Air Selects SKYTRAC SDL-350 for State-of-the-Art Aeromedical Connectivity
COLUMBUS, OH, October 23, 2023 – SKYTRAC (SKYTRAC Systems Ltd), a global leader in satellite communications (satcom) and intelligent connectivity solutions, today announced that Carson Air, a leading provider of fixed-wing air ambulance services in British Columbia, has selected SKYTRAC’s Iridium Certus SDL-350 broadband L-band satellite system onboard their fleet of King Air 360 aircraft.
Dawn of Drones | Episode 114: TruWeather Solutions
October is “Tech Ecosystem” Month on the Dawn of Drones podcast!
This week, we kick it off with our month sponsor, TruWeather Solutions CEO, Don “The Weather Don” Berchoff and special host, Samantha Scully Founder and Principal of Scully Staffing Solutions. Don’s extensive expertise and lifelong fascination with weather continues playing a pivotal role in propelling advancements in weather intelligence to move the UAS and AAM industry forward.
TruWeather catalyzes innovation and provides tailored weather intelligence for drones and eVTOL stakeholders. The company’s unparalleled Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform integrates micro-weather data, analytics, weather forecasting seamlessly into complex decision matrices for enhanced safety and productivity.
Ohio Welcomes National Leader in Uncrewed Aviation Communications to Springfield
Buckeye State to Host AURA’s First Commercial Operations Purpose-Built for
Autonomous Flight; Capabilities Will Help Empower Billions in Economic Activity
Springfield, Oh. and McLean, Va. (September 19, 2023) – The Ohio Department of Transportation’s FlyOhio initiative and AURA Network Systems – a national pioneer in advanced aviation command-and-control (C2) communications considered crucial to certified uncrewed aircraft operations – today jointly announced that AURA’s first commercial network operations purpose-built for autonomous flight will be based at Ohio’s Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport.
Dawn of Drones | Episode 112: SkySafe
The “Future of Flight” requires that our skies are safe. This week on the Dawn of Drones podcast we continue a future-focused month sponsored by Titan Aviation with special guest Grant Jordan, CEO of SkySafe.
SkySafe's drone airspace awareness solution is leading the industry by providing the most accurate and actionable real-time detection, analysis and reporting of UAS activity to customers in government, law enforcement, airports, corporations and urban centers so they can proactively manage their airspace. SkySafe’s mission is to provide complete drone airspace awareness, which paves the way for broader drone operations while reducing risks associated with unauthorized overflights.
Successful Drone Programs Put Safety First; USI Helps Them Do That
Over the past several years, the drone industry has increasingly engaged in advanced operations using larger aircraft, in challenging environments and beyond the visual line of sight of the operator. With greater complexity comes greater risk. USI (formerly Unmanned Safety Institute) provides a holistic drone program to help growing businesses and academia to build program success and obtain a valuable return on investment (ROI) through a balanced investment in safety.
