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Welcome to the Ohio UAS Center

The Ohio UAS Center serves as the state's one-stop shop for UAS technology, connecting government, industry, academia to advance the use and commercialization of UAS technology.

UAS Center Operations

The Ohio UAS Center operates as part of the Ohio Department of Transportation’s DriveOhio initiative because unmanned aircraft systems and autonomous/connected vehicles are parallel technologies.

Ohio is systemically working to put unmanned aircraft to work supporting a broad range of business operations. Project surveying, infrastructure inspection, project monitoring, environmental survey, resource survey, corrections facility surveillance, police and firefighting support are among a few of the areas where Ohio is working to put unmanned aircraft to work supporting the work of state and local government operations.

Statewide data collection operations include:

Bridge Inspections
Aerial Photography/GIS
Exterior / Interior Inspections
Construction Monitoring
Traffic Monitoring
Quick Clear Operations
Emergency Management
Communications / Promotional Videos
Structures/Facilities Inspections

UAS News Around Ohio

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7/3/2019
Regional UAS conference to focus on Springfield research The focus of the UAS Midwest 2019 conference will be on Springfield and how companies can tap into the BVLOS beyong visual line of sight drone testing- operations there.
Link: Read the full article at the Dayton Daily News


5/21/2019
State drone operations on the rise State transportation departments are increasingly deploying unmanned aerial systems, according to a new report from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), with 36 state DOTs conducting internal drone missions, up from zero three years ago.
Link: Read the full article at GCN


5/7/2019
Advanced Drone Technology Spreads Its Wings in Ohio A new high-tech radar system called SkyVision, developed by Ohio's Department of Transportation and the Air Force Research Laboratory, will allow drones to fly beyond the visual line of sight.
Link: Read the full article at Government Technology


5/3/2019
SkyVision technology to advance unmanned aerial systems research AFRL and the Ohio Department of Transportation are now operating new technology known as SkyVision at the Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport.
Link: Read the full article at Dayton Daily News


4/26/2019
Ohio UAS Center, AFRL to test SkyVision drone detection The Ohio Unmanned Aircraft Systems Center and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) will soon begin testing groundbreaking aviation technology at the Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport.
Link: Read the full article at GPS World