The Latest Updates, Perspectives and Stories From MatrixSpace
The usage of radar for guiding vehicles and protecting people/places is strictly regulated for safety and to ensure reliability across radio spectrums. Your use case dictates how to comply with rules for radionavigation and radiolocation.
The recent New Jersey drone panic has made it clear: people want to know what’s flying in low altitude airspace. Why can’t we provide the level of clarity demanded? What’s needed to make it happen?
While some industry influencers argue DFR operations are best run up to 200 feet above ground under shielded conditions (only), we explore the risks of this practice as well as the benefits of extending operational altitude with airspace sensors.
While there’s a lot of attention given to drone detection and counter drone solutions, we also hear from customers about the need for higher levels of ground and air surveillance in the general aviation space.
In the past twenty years, we’ve seen amazing advances in sensors of many varieties.
There’s a common misconception in the UAS industry when talking about surveillance and operational volumes for UAS operations.
A limitation in UAS operations for DFRs (Drone as First Responder) programs is the requirement for visual line-of-sight (VLOS) of the Remote Pilot in Command (RPIC).
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The future of DFR seeks to eliminate the need for rooftop personnel, or VOs, entirely, simplifying the process into a single-person teleoperation and enabling true BVLOS operations.
We created a mascot based on a MatrixSpacer’s beloved family dog – who loves to be part of everything we do and talk about around the MatrixSpace office.
Classifying MatrixSpace Radar system as solely part of the IoT would be a limiting perspective.
Over a year since Russia invaded Ukraine, one thing is clear: commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) drones have changed the face of warfare.
Intel Capital’s view is that the next step-function in AI sensing will be driven by diverse multi-sensor approaches combined with AI insights, edge processing and high-speed connectivity.
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The Palm Springs Police Department (PSPD) has expanded its Drone as First Responder (DFR) program, establishing the largest first responder agency coverage area (37 square miles) monitored by radar sensors instead of humans in the United States. The PSPD’s program expansion was made possible with multiple remote drone launch points across Palm Springs utilizing MatrixSpace’s low airspace awareness technology. This innovation has also supported the city’s application for a FAA No Visual Observer flight operations waiver to ensure the safe separation and avoidance of both general aviation and commercial aircraft.
MatrixSpace has integrated Dell NativeEdge to enhance AI-powered radar solutions for public safety and smart city applications. The MatrixSpace 360 radar uses edge computing for real-time object detection, classification, and decision-making without relying on cloud processing. Dell NativeEdge improves the speed, security, and scalability of MatrixSpace’s situational awareness technology. The City of Palm Springs Police Department uses this technology in its “Drone as First Responder” program to enhance emergency response and public safety. The radar system provides a 360-degree field of view, long detection range, and interconnectable nodes for low airspace awareness.
Aerospace technology provider Sagetech Avionics has selected AI sensing system innovator MatrixSpace to support its advanced airspace solutions. Sagetech Avionics empowers safe flight in crewed and uncrewed aircraft with certifiable situational awareness solutions, serving military, public and commercial organizations. MatrixSpace and Sagetech Avionics recently partnered to win an HSWERX award from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for their work on advanced air detection supporting uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) operations. The solution has potential applications across a variety of mission environments, including the DHS Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency.
MatrixSpace announced that MatrixSpace 360 Radar is using Dell Technologies AI-powered edge computing to enhance its radar sensor solutions. By integrating Dell NativeEdge, the advanced edge operations software solution that helps manage and secure technology deployed in the field, MatrixSpace is boosting its situational awareness technology’s speed, security, and scalability to support the future of public safety and smart city operations.
Dan O'Shea chats with Inside Unmanned System's executive editor Richard Thomas regarding regulations, standards, what drone detection really means and how cities and organizations are scaling drone programs to meet new opportunities and challenges.