With Hurricane Dorian posing a significant threat to Florida and the Southeast of the U.S., uAvionix has announced that it will offer free pingRX UAS ADS-B receivers to first responders and UAS service organizations taking part in the rescue and recovery efforts associated with the massive storm.

“Over the past few years, the use of drones in hurricane and natural disaster recovery efforts has increased significantly due to the value of the real-time data collected in combination with ease of deployment,” explains Christian Ramsey, uAvionix president.

“First responders and recovery crews will undoubtedly work tirelessly for weeks in response to Dorian. We hope to make these efforts just a bit safer and encourage good airspace safety practices with the use of the pingRX systems.”

A dual-frequency ADS-B receiver designed to be used by UAS, uAvionix’s pingRX is capable of providing the operator with a digital view of ADS-B equipped aircraft in the airspace up to hundreds of miles away. Local ADS-B traffic is displayed on the Ground Control Station (GCS) display when the receiver is integrated with a compatible autopilot such as ARDUPILOT, Pixhawk, PX4, or the Cube.

uAvionix says that it is offering a free pingRX to each organization that is helping with the Hurricane Dorian recovery efforts.