The AGIC Symposium is coming up fast. Plan to be at the Prescott Resort in beautiful Prescott, AZ from August 26-29 to network with and learn from other GIS Professionals and Vendors from across the state. Important dates to remember:
*July 18: Scholarship applications due. Includes the Tony Gonzales and Women in GIS Scholarships.
*July 28: Last day for early bird registration
*Sponsorship sign-up now open.
*August 4: Last day for group room block at Prescott Resort.
Check the AGIC Symposium website for more details. Follow us on the AGIC-L Listserv or on social media to hear further announcements.
The Federal Aviation Administration is planning to have remote ID service for drones – a foundational component of integrating unmanned aircraft into the national airspace – up and running by sometime next year. Drone operators will be required to transmit their drone’s location, velocity, and identifying data to a centralized system, which a variety of remote ID UAS service suppliers (USS) share and retrieve information from in near-real-time.
How will the FAA access remote ID information? Currently, the focus is on using a Discovery and Synchronization Service (DSS) defined in the remote ID standard published by ASTM International. Rather than a nationwide unmanned traffic management system, it appears the FAA, along with other qualified agencies and public-facing apps, would query flight information through the DSS from participating USSs based on a grid system.
Arizona Geographic Information Council © 2012. All rights reserved.
