Software Update Aims to Keep Drones Away From Airports

Europe’s airports, prisons and nuclear power stations should enjoy greater protection from drone incursions following an upgrade to mapping software used to stop the craft from overflying sensitive areas and entering airspace where they’d pose a threat to planes.

The technology, developed by Reading, England-based Altitude Angel, will depict airports as bow-tie shapes, with the flight-paths stretching from either side, while facilities such as jails and nuclear installations will be shown accurately rather than as mere blobs, according to a statement Tuesday.