Canada Authorizes Drone Swarms Operating Beyond Visual Line of Sight to Fight Wildfires

Kelowna Wildfires

Canada has authorized the operation of drone swarms beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) for fighting wildfires.

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Canadian drone service provider IN-FLIGHT Data is a Canadian SAIL 6 operator, holding three Guinness World Records for its drone flights.  Now, IN-FLIGHT has earned a first-of-its-kind authorization for simultaneous drone operations up to 2,500 feet high, in Class F and Class G airspace, day or night.

The permission has been granted as wildfires continue to burn in the country, ravaging landscapes and threatening towns.  Drones offer a safe and effective means of collecting data, providing critical information to firefighters.