DOT&PF Awarded Grant Funding for Rural Drones, Seward Highway Avalanche Mitigation
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities received two grants that provide added safety measures for Alaskans, both involving drone aircraft.
Tag: Drones
Drone Dock Simplifies Cordova Telecom Tower Maintenance; Other Uses Forthcoming
Alaska Remote Imaging is pioneering beyond-line-of-sight drone operations for telecommunications in Cordova, and other applications await.
Frozen Ocean, Solid Science: UAF Drones Measure Ice Thickness
UAF scientists and technicians, with participation from Boise State University, tested aerial drones’ ability to measure sea ice thickness and snow depth near Utqiaġvik.
Bombs Away! State, Railroad Test Drone-Driven Avalanche Mitigation
State agencies collaborated to achieve a major milestone in avalanche mitigation technology, successfully using drone aircraft to trigger two avalanches.
Autonomous Cargo Flights Complete Test Series
Everts Air Cargo and the UAF Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration assisted Boston-based Merlin in putting its “non-human pilot” through real-world operational challenges.
The ARROW Program: Drones Add New Tool to State Emergency Response Quiver
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities launched the Alaska Rural Remote Operations Work Plan program to improve emergency responses by incorporating remote-piloted aircraft.
New Hangar Will Make Nenana a Base for Cargo Drone Testing
UAF researchers testing aerial cargo drones are returning to Nenana, thanks to funding for a new airport hangar that will be built this summer.
Developing Drones: The Aeronautics Industry Is Taking Off on St. Paul
While drone technology may have been born elsewhere, in Alaska its capabilities have been put to the test, and now the aeronautics industry is taking off on St. Paul Island.
Oregon Site Joins UAF’s Unmanned Aircraft Testing Complex
An Oregon test site for unmanned aircraft systems has joined the Pan-Pacific UAS Test Range Complex, also known as the Alaska UAS Test Site, operated by the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Unmanned Aircraft Flies First US Beyond-Line-of-Sight Mission
A team led by the University of Alaska Fairbanks has completed the country’s first FAA-approved true beyond-visual-line-of-sight domestic flight of an unmanned aircraft system under the small UAS rule.