Uncrewed Views

Geo Week News Content Manager Carla Lauter and Jeremiah Karpowicz, Editorial Director for Commercial UAV News, join Scott Howe, Editorial Analyst for Commercial UAV News, for the latest Uncrewed Views podcast. The panel discusses the impact the new FAA administrator could have on the UAV and AAM industries, how safety and privacy concerns influence the use of drones in law enforcement, the top drone companies in delivery and remote sensing, and more.

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• Commercial UAV News: Senate Confirms Mike Whitaker to Lead the FAA
• ENO Center for Transportation: FAA Administrator Whitaker Confirmed, Sworn In
• The Drone Girl: What Michael Whitaker's Confirmation as Faa Administrator Means for the Drone Industry
• NY Post: NYPD eyeing tricked-out van to track down illegal drones, fight terror
• Reason: Should Governments Need a Warrant To Spy on You With a Drone?
• Route Fifty: Policing police drones: How regulations can protect privacy while expanding public safety
• Statescoop: Michigan junkyard case could change how government uses drones
• Commercial UAV News: The Leading Drone Service Companies of 2023
• Crossroads (MNDOT): Sensor And Drone Technologies Help Maintain Minnesota's Aging Bridge Infrastructure

Geo Week News Content Manager Carla Lauter and Scott Howe, Editorial Analyst for Commercial UAV News, spoke with Percepto Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer Ariel Avitan for the latest Uncrewed Views podcast. They discussed how Percepto's recent round of funding and its approval to fly BVLOS nationwide will impact the company's future. In addition, the panel looked at a new poll showing increased public acceptance of drones and explored the ways uncrewed technology may contribute to our understanding of climate change.

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· TechCrunch: Percepto flies high with $67M for its industrial drones

· Commercial UAV News: Percepto showcases true BVLOS UAS operations at AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2023

· UAS Vision: NATS Survey Finds that Majority of UK Public Supports Use of Drones

· Geo Week News: Key technologies coming together to prepare for the effects of climate change

For this special edition of Uncrewed Views, Scott Howe, Editorial Analyst for Commercial UAV News, Sean Muldoon, a UAV Operator and Sales & Services Support Specialist at Frontier Precision Unmanned. They discussed Frontier Precision's recent work in assisting the Alaska Department of Transportation in the wake of this August's flooding disaster in Juneau at Mendenhall River and Mendenhall Lake. Muldoon explained how coordinated with Alaskan officials to deploy uncrewed systems to collect crucial data to aid in disaster recovery and assessment efforts.

Click here to register for a webinar in which Muldoon will further explore the details of Frontier Precision's work in Alaska.

For this special edition of Uncrewed Views, Scott Howe, Editorial Analyst for Commercial UAV News, spoke with Ben Williams, COO of Exyn Technologies, a pioneer in the use of autonomous aerial robot systems for complex, GPS-denied environments. Williams discussed the ways mining operations currently use drones and related technologies, how Exyn works with clients to create workflows and processes that produce real value, and what the future holds for the integration of uncrewed systems with mining operations.

Geo Week News Content Manager Carla Lauter and Jeremiah Karpowicz, Editorial Director for Commercial UAV News, join Scott Howe, Editorial Analyst for Commercial UAV News, for the latest Uncrewed Views podcast. The panel previews Commercial UAV Expo 2023 and discusses Skydio's recent decision to exit the consumer drone market, DJI's delivery drone, recent FAA approvals, and more.

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Commercial UAV Expo 2023

· Conference Program

· Keynotes

· Exhibitor List

The Verge: Skydio is pivoting to enterprise — its consumer drones are dead

TechCrunch: Skydio closing consumer drone business

Heliguy: Delivery Drone Launched By DJI

UAS Vision: FAA Authorizes Phoenix Air Unmanned to Operate Drones BVLoS for Certain Aerial Work

Yahoo! Finance: Sustainable Skylines Secures First-Ever FAA Authorization for Drones to Tow Full-Size Advertising Banners

NPR: An AI quadcopter has beaten human champions at drone racing

PetaPixel: Thermal Drones and Infrared Cameras Used to Search for Loch Ness Monster

For this special edition of Uncrewed Views, Scott Howe, Editorial Analyst for Commercial UAV News, spoke with Will Austin, President, Warren County Community College (WCCC), and Chief Pilot, Warren UAS. They discussed WCCC's long history of training pilots and other drone industry professionals, the need for specialized education in the UAV sector, how WCCC collaborates with public and private entities on innovative projects, and much more.

While you're at Commercial UAV Expo, be sure to stop by Booth 348 to learn more about Warren UAS.

Special thanks to Warren County Community College for sponsoring this year's coffee cafe at Commercial UAV Expo!

Geo Week News Content Manager Carla Lauter and Scott Howe, Editorial Analyst for Commercial UAV News, are joined by Daneille McLean, Founder and CEO of HYSKY Society, for the latest Uncrewed Views podcast. The panel looks at the opportunities presented by powering drones with hydrogen, the upcoming FLYING HY event, UAV-based medical aid delivery efforts in Kenya, artificial intelligence, and more.

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Commercial UAV News:

• Exploring the opportunities for hydrogen in the drone market with HYSKY Society
• Powering Solutions for Your Drone in 2022
• Powering Solutions for Your Drone, Part 1: What's Out There?
• Why Should We Care About Drone Power? Part II of Powering Your Drone

HYSKY Society

FLYING HY – The World's Largest Hydrogen Aviation Event

Toni Drummond from Titan Aviation joins Geo Week News Content Manager Carla Lauter and Scott Howe, Editorial Analyst for Commercial UAV News, for the latest Uncrewed Views podcast. The panel discusses the Advanced Airspace Summit, scheduled for this September's Commercial UAV Expo, as well as the impact remote ID will have on commercial drone operations, recent FAA news, and more.

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Commercial UAV Expo: Advanced Airspace Summit, Part I / Advanced Airspace Summit, Part II

JD Supra: FAA UAS Remote ID Rule and the Insurance Industry Data Use Case

Dronelife: House Passes FAA Reauthorization Bill

Axios: Biden plans to pick "flying taxi" exec Mike Whitaker to lead FAA

Flying: FAA Releases Its 'Innovate28' Plan for AAM Integration by 2028

For our latest podcast, Geo Week News Content Manager, Carla Lauter, and Scott Howe, Editorial Analyst for Commercial UAV News, are joined by Matt Isenbarger from Freefly Systems. The panel looks at the US Forest Service's successful drone program, how New York State is using uncrewed systems to monitor shark activity, AI and swarming technology, and more.

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Commercial UAV News: Success and scale with drone programs: How the US Forest Service saves taxpayer dollars and reduces wildfire response risk

Longmont Leader: Aims Community College offers associate degree for drone pilots

The Hill: New York to deploy shark-monitoring drones to beaches following reported attacks

Dronelife: AI-Powered UAV Swarming Technology Steps Out of Science Fiction into Real World Scenarios

Geo Week News: Riegl and Schiebel integrate laser scanning system on UAS

For our latest podcast, Geo Week News Content Manager, Carla Lauter, and Jeremiah Karpowicz, Editorial Director for Commercial UAV News, look at drone light shows, UAV training facilities, drones in firefighting, robotics and the Titan submersible rescue effort, and more.

Hosted by Scott Howe, Editorial Analyst for Commercial UAV News.

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CNN: Some US cities are replacing 4th of July fireworks with environmentally friendly drones

Chicago Tribune: Drones, metal detectors among precautions as Southland communities prep for July Fourth security

CBS News: These cities are having drone shows instead of fireworks displays for Fourth of July celebrations

The Daily Advance: Time to fly: ECSU cuts ribbon $1M drone facility

AZO Robotics: New Drone Designed to Enter Burning Buildings

StudyFinds: This hero drone can fly into flames and may revolutionize firefighting

Future Farming: 'Get a professional opinion when buying a drone'

Popular Mechanics: Could This Undersea Drone Have Saved the Titan Crew?

Yahoo: Drone finds accident victim in west-central Minnesota as he collapses on tracks with train on its way