Tag Archives: faa

xyHt News Links: 7/8/16

Reduction of the Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System (NDGPS) FAA to Answer UAS Rule Questions at MAPPS Summer Conference Trimble R2 GNSS​ Receiver Now Available for Data Collection Trimble Adds Fully Automated Scheduling Capabilities to its Advanced Solution for Field Service Management Dewberry completes US hydrography study for business uses, requirements

xyHt News Links: 6/24/16

Control Point Acquires Stantec Tri-State Survey & Photogrammetry Group GENEQ Announces New RTK App for iOS named iSXBlue RTN FAA: Commercial drone use to take flight Summit Outlines Steps for a National Parcel System Hemisphere GNSS Announces New Eclipse Positioning OEM Boards Airbus Defense and Space and 3v Geomatics Partner for TerraSARX Imagery Acquisition Program...

FAA Rule 107

Part 107 Goes Live: UAS Unchained (Mostly)

The FAA said that it would have its Small Unmanned Aircraft Regulations ready by this summer, and by the second day of summer, it did. Rule 107 takes effect in late August and applies to unmanned aircraft (UAS) weighing less than 55 pounds that are conducting commercial operations. Let’s take a quick look at the...

xyHt News Links: 6/17/16

Hexagon launches HxGN SMART Build, a pioneering enterprise construction management software solution Milrem and Leica Geosystems Announce Pegasus:Multiscope: A New Unmanned Ground Vehicle for Surveying, Security, and Monitoring Applications FAA issues GPS interference flight advisory Gamma 2 Robotics Launches Fully Autonomous Security Robot, Partners with Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure Leica Geosystems announces world’s first fused...

An Altanvian employee tries out their newly redesigned Nova 7200.

The Practice of UAS

Above: An Altanvian employee tries out their newly redesigned Nova 7200. Advice from a pro on introducing UAS into your practice. UAS are quickly transforming from cutting-edge to standard tools for geospatial mapping and surveying. How will your firm be competitive and turn this technology into a profitable business? Get Smart about Regulations The greatest challenge...

UAS — Don’t Blink

The audible signature of drones is readily recognizable. With the flood of consumer drones, the distinctive whir of those little propellers fills our skies and thoughts. But there is another sound associated with drones and their commercial manifestation in the form of UAVs and UAS that might someday soon be cause for alarm: the “whoosh”...