PrecisionHawk Picks Sierra Wireless to Help With UAS Safety Through LATAS Platform
In an effort to let commercial and hobbyist UAS operators know when and where it is safe to fly their unmanned systems, PrecisionHawk has announced that it has chosen Sierra Wireless and its AirPrime MC Series embedded modules to enable global LTE connectivity for PrecisionHawk’s Low Altitude Traffic and Airspace Safety (LATAS) platform.
A provider of fully integrated device-to-cloud solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT), Sierra Wireless will offer support to the LATAS platform, which is the only platform that through one system links UAS, 3D ground data and live manned aircraft data from both the FAA and global authorities, to provide UAS operators with accurate and real time information to facilitate safe flying in the airspace.
The LATAS platform operates over cellular networks and satellites worldwide, which allows it to connect airspace management technologies into a service package for commercial and recreational UAS operators, as well as air traffic controllers and regulators.
The LATAS platforms also allows users to request, track and verify all flight operations from a central location, and automatically report flight paths back to aviation authorities.
“We’re proud to be supplying the first cellular modules flying on drones to make the skies safer,” says Senior Vice President and General Manager of OEM Solutions at Sierra Wireless Dan Schieler through press release.
“With near-ubiquitous coverage, cellular connectivity is key to innovative applications like PrecisionHawk’s LATAS being able to scale across the globe.”
Tyler Collins, VP of Airspace at PrecisionHawk, adds, “as tens of thousands of new operators join the drone space around the world, our goal is to provide an easy to use and reliable safety tool that gives drone operators a complete picture of their surroundings and how those surroundings are changing in real-time.”
“This wouldn’t be possible without the cutting edge innovation in cellular connectivity that Sierra Wireless provides.”
PrecisionHawk and Sierra Wireless will showcase the LATAS platform from Feb. 27 to March 2 at the Mobile World Congress 2017 in Barcelona, Spain.
