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Department of Homeland Security's Common Unmanned Aircraft System Site opens in Mississippi
The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Common Unmanned Aircraft System Site has opened in Mississippi at the Camp Shelby military post.
Acting DHS Undersecretary William Bryan says that the UAS Support facility, which cost $72 million, is the only Unmanned Aircraft Regional Flight Center in the country.
“This is a great day for Mississippi,” Bryan says through the Hattiesburg American.
According to Bryan, the site has several goals, including improving the security and safety of the country’s borders, conducting search and rescue operations, and helping during natural disasters.
White Settlement Independent School District in Texas adopts USI’ UAS curriculum
White Settlement Independent School District has become the first Texas school district to adopt the Unmanned Safety Institute’s (USI) UAS curriculum, which is made up of four college-equivalent courses, and totals more than 150 hours of instruction.
“We congratulate White Settlement ISD for leading the way in Texas with USI drone curriculum,” says Aaron Greenwald, President of Unmanned Safety Institute.
“Embracing Unmanned Safety Institute curriculum will help students access valuable education within the aviation field. White Settlement is an important component in creating a pathway for students to access this curriculum.”
EasyMile to open U.S. headquarters in Denver
This fall, EasyMile will open its U.S. headquarters in Denver, Colorado at the Panasonic Enterprise Solutions campus, according to the Denver Post.
The office will be located in a 6,000-square-foot office and warehouse space, after that space has its renovations completed.
According to Lauren Isaac with EasyMile, the company does not have a lot of employees in North America as of right now, but there are plans in place to change that very soon.
“There are only two employees in North America now, but we do have significant growth plans for the next two years,” Isaac says.
Sharper Shape providing new UAS inspection service for electric utilities
A company that provides UAS-based inspections called Sharper Shape Inc. has announced that electric utilities can now utilize the company’s new automatic detail inspection (ADI) service.
The ADI service has completed field trials, and it is available as a “complete end-to-end inspection package.” Companies also have the option of using their own aircraft and personnel, and can use Sharper Shape’s ADI “Drone Software as A Service” to “maximize the efficiency of their in-house drone operations.”
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Oregon State University researchers receive grant to study operation of autonomous marine vehicles
Five Oregon State University (OSU) researchers have received a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The grant will be used to study the operation of autonomous marine vehicles.
Building on cross-campus collaborations, the project brings together engineers and ocean scientists so that they can produce “innovations in OSU-developed ocean-sensing technologies,” such as the robotic oceanographer surface sampler (ROSS), and advanced underwater glider operations.
Ultimately, the project will look improve the autonomous capabilities of vehicles by increasing their “neglect tolerance,” which is the ability to function for long periods of time despite minimal or no communication with a human technician.
UAS maintenance network Robotic Skies raises a round of venture capital financing
Robotic Skies, which is a UAS maintenance network, has raised a round of venture capital financing, which was led by Kickstart Seed Fund of Salt Lake City, Utah, and also included participation by Sun Mountain Capital of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
According to Robotic Skies, the capital will expedite the “expansion of the Robotic Skies maintenance network for high-end commercial unmanned aircraft systems.”
“We are very excited that this group of experienced investors recognizes the unique solutions that Robotic Skies brings to the emerging unmanned aerospace market and decided to join our team,” says Robotic Skies CEO Brad Hayden.