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Diverse-Source Global Positioning System

The Technology

Accurate aircraft position information is essential for safe UAS operations within the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Traffic Management (UTM) system. Unfortunately, the primary system that provides position information, GPS, is a single point of failure in the system, subject to jamming and spoofing, along with on-board failure or poor signal quality in locations such as urban canyons, at high latitudes or high altitudes. 

Black Swift Technologies offers a robust, secondary navigation option through their Diverse-Source Global Positioning System, which provides accurate position updates to UAS in GPS-denied areas through augmented sensor suites and advanced machine learning capabilities.

Applications

  •  Employed in the event of GPS loss, jamming, or spoofing to safely navigate around other aircraft and not pose a risk to people or property on the ground
  • Government or commercial users looking to map or fly longer distances and within GPS-denied areas
  • Coast-line monitoring, power line and pipeline inspection, and railroad inspection
Computer visualization of flight patterns
Credit: Black Swift Technologies

Benefits

  • Improves operational safety for BLOS autonomous flight, and lowers risk of loss of losing costly aircraft and sensors in the event of GPS failure. 
  • Improved navigation contributes to the overall reliability of uncrewed systems and increases possibility of performance authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration.
 

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Company Contact

This technology is commercially available for purchase. For additional information please contact Dana Urbina at dani.urbina@blackswifttech.com. Note: Any reference obtained from this website to a specific company, product, process, or service does not constitute or imply an endorsement by NOAA.

Federal Procurement – Sole Source Information

Through the SBIR/STTR Congressional Authority and Policy Directive, companies are eligible for Phase III sole-source contracts to support work that derives from, extends, or completes work funded with SBIR Phase I or Phase II awards. Technologies in the Marketplace that include this statement are eligible for Phase III awards from any federal agency. For more information about Phase III, see this website and reach out to noaa.sbir@noaa.gov with questions. Find a full list of available SBIR/STTR technologies, access the Award Database on SBIR.gov.