RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- PrecisionHawk
Inc. – a leading provider of aerial data and safety platforms for
drones – today announced the launch of its low altitude traffic and
airspace safety platform (LATAS). LATAS is the only platform to
link drones, 3d ground data and live manned aircraft data from the
FAA into a single system that tells a drone operator when and where
it's safe to fly.
The launch comes shortly after PrecisionHawk signed a five-year
deal with Harris
Corporation (NYSE:HRS), a systems integrator for the FAA.
By integrating Harris' manned
aircraft data, LATAS can provide traffic alerts to drone operators
without any delay and build tools for drones and manned aircraft to
see each other's real-time location for the first time.
PrecisionHawk first proved this concept under the FAA Pathfinder
program and then with the Department of Homeland Security, and last
week became the first company approved for beyond line of sight
commercial flight under a Part 107 waiver.
"We have done significant testing to measure how LATAS, equipped
with Harris' real-time air traffic
data, can enhance the safety of a drone pilot when flying beyond
visual line of site (BVLOS)", said Tyler
Collins, VP Airspace at PrecisionHawk. "As thousands of new
operators join the drone space under Part 107, our goal is to
provide an easy to use and reliable safety tool that gives a drone
operators a complete picture of their surroundings and how those
surroundings are changing in real-time."
Harris' airspace data is
available through the LATAS API to drone manufacturers and app
developers, and drone operators can sign up to use the LATAS
dashboard for free today. The free LATAS web dashboard acts as a
digital observer for the drone operator. Equipped with airspace
data maps that are rigorously analyzed by airspace and geospatial
experts at Skyward, LATAS makes the operator as knowledgeable as
possible about the environment around them during flight. A user
submits a flight plan to see no fly zones and receive real-time
notifications of hazards on the ground or in the air.
"This partnership combines PrecisionHawk's UAS industry
innovation with Harris' FAA
critical networks expertise," said Ed
Sayadian, president, Harris Mission
Networks. "Harris developed
the first UAS surveillance capabilities covering the entire
National Airspace System, which are now being integrated into
LATAS."
About PrecisionHawk Inc.: PrecisionHawk is a terrestrial
data acquisition and analysis company founded in 2010. The company
provides an end-to-end solution using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
(UAVs) for data collection and analysis software tools to deliver
better business intelligence to clients across a wide range of
civilian industries. PrecisionHawk also owns terrestrial data
software, DataMapper, satellite imagery provider, Terraserver, and
the Low Altitude Traffic and Airspace Safety platform for drones,
LATAS. A privately held company based in Raleigh, NC and Toronto, Canada, PrecisionHawk's investors
include Intel Capital, Millennium Technology Value Partners,
Verizon Ventures, a subsidiary of USAA, NTT Docomo Ventures, Yamaha
Motor and Indiana University's Innovate
Indiana Fund. More information about PrecisionHawk can be found at
www.precisionhawk.com or on Twitter @PrecisionHawk.
About Harris Corporation: Harris Corporation is a leading
technology innovator, solving customers' toughest mission-critical
challenges by providing solutions that connect, inform and protect.
Harris supports customers in more
than 100 countries and has approximately $7.5 billion in annual revenue and 21,000
employees worldwide. The company is organized into four business
segments: Communication Systems, Space and Intelligence Systems,
Electronic Systems and Critical Networks. Learn more at
harris.com.
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