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The Ohio UAS Center manages and operates unmanned aircraft operations for ODOT and serves as a shared resource for local and state agencies.

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Ohio has a rich history of aviation spanning back to the Wright Brothers. Today, Ohio remains a national leader in innovative flight research through the aggressive promotion and utilization of unmanned aircraft to improve business operations and quality of life.

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UAS in OHIO

Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) technology, known commonly as drone technology, is fast transforming industries while creating new ones in virtually every sector of our economy: industrial production, agriculture, commerce, transportation, retail, and logistics. Ohio understands that a state willing to invest in the research and infrastructure needed to take part in this transformation will see those investments rewarded with jobs, business investment and economic growth.

In 2013, the State of Ohio recognized the value of unmanned aircraft and formed the Ohio UAS Center. Since its formation, the Ohio UAS Center has been recognized as a leader from its integration of unmanned aircraft within state operations and innovative research that will enable Ohio's airspace for the future of unmanned aircraft and autonomous technologies.

OU awarded $50,000 to promote advanced air mobility

Ohio University is helping Appalachian Ohio prepare for a future where people, cargo and emergency medical services are transported by autonomous drone-like aircraft.

Advanced Air Mobility Center in Ohio Will Enable Collaboration between USAF, NASA, Academia, and Industry

Construction of a facility for development of advanced air mobility projects began last month in Springfield, Ohio which will house the Ohio Department of Transportation's Ohio UAS Center.

ODH and ODOT UAS Radiation Detection

The Ohio Department of Health has partnered with Ohio Department of Transportation Unmanned Aerial Systems to provide a state-of-the-art radiation detection system called DroneRAD.

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