Betsy Lillian
Betsy Lillian has been the editor of Unmanned Aerial Online since 2014. She also serves as an associate editor of sister publications North American Windpower and Solar Industry magazine. She has been with Zackin Publications since 2012.
Delair-Tech Demos UAVs for Washington Utility
Using LiDAR and photogrammetry sensors, Delair-Tech recently teamed up for a pilot project with a Washington state utility to demonstrate the value of unmanned...
University of Wisconsin-Madison Kicks off Introductory Drone Class
The University of Wisconsin-Madison's College of Engineering has rolled out a new introductory drone class.The course, “Introduction to Unmanned Aircraft Systems,” was created by...
Major California Utility Urges Safe Drone Flying in Light of Recent Incident
San Francisco-based Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E), which delivers energy to nearly 16 million people in northern and central California, is urging its...
UAS Stakeholders Warn Congress of ‘Unintended Consequences’ of Drone Regulation Bill
In response to a recently introduced bill that seeks to empower state and local authorities to regulate unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), the Association for...
Researchers: Lifesaving Drones Can Arrive ‘Long Before’ Ambulance
New research is showing that a specially constructed drone equipped with a defibrillator can be dispatched by an alarm and delivered automatically to the...
Kansas State Polytechnic UAS Student Spending Summer with NASA
A Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus student studying unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) will spend this summer interning at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in...
Embry-Riddle Gets $1M from DARPA for Enhanced UAV Flight Control
Researchers at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Creare LLC have received a Phase II $1 million grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)...
Stock Photo Giant Getty Images Signs New Drone Content Deal
Seattle-headquartered Getty Images, a stock photo agency whose businesses include iStock and Jupiterimages, has announced an exclusive content distribution deal with drone pilot platform...
uAvionix Introduces All-Weather ADS-B Receiver for UAS Applications
uAvionix Corp., a Palo Alto, Calif.-based provider of avionics solutions for unmanned aircraft system (UAS), has rolled out PingStation, what the company says is...
New York UAS Start-Ups Flourish from Business Accelerator Program
Unmanned aircraft system (UAS) start-ups from round one of GENIUS NY, a business accelerator program in New York State, have marked a significant milestone...
