Podcast: ATC for Drones

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Key Takeaways:

  • NASA's Unmanned Aerial Systems Traffic Management (UTM) project, led by Parimal Kopardekar, is developing a system for drone operations.
  • This system aims to allow Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) to operate safely in specified low-altitude zones within the national airspace, with its technology and timeline being discussed.
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Parimal Kopardekar, principal investigator for NASA’s Unmanned Aerial Systems Traffic Management (UTM) project, is working to create a systemthat would help make it possible for UAS to operate in specified low-altitude zones within the national airspace. He talked with AVweb’s Mary Grady about the technology and its timeline.

Duration: 9:45

File Size: 9.1 MB download here

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