North Dakota Accesses FAA Data for Drone Operations, Becomes First State to Do So

North Dakota Granted Access to FAA Drone Data

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota has officially become the first state in the nation to receive live drone data from the FAA. The state is the first non-federal entity to have this level of access. It will allow the Vantis network to carry out more operations that are beyond the visual line of sight – meaning, because drone operators can see everything on the radar, they don’t have to keep eyes directly on the aircraft itself. State officials s…

North Dakota officially becomes the first state to access FAA data for drone operations

GRAND FORKS — North Dakota has officially become the first state to access Federal Aviation Administration drone radar. Access to the FAA data is a significant milestone that will support North Dakota's unmanned aircraft operations, according to a release from the North Dakota Information Technology Department. Now Vantis — the state's platform for advanced UAS operations, administered by the Northern Plains UAS Test Site in Grand Forks — will b…

North Dakota accesses FAA data for drone operations, becomes first state to do so

North Dakota has become the first state in the U.S. to access unfiltered radar data for drone operations, the state's Department of Information Technology confirmed.