Calgary philanthropist donates $30 million to fund drone facility at SAIT

What happened

The news: On Thursday, SAIT announced plans to develop the Bissett Autonomous Aviation Park at its campus. The post Calgary philanthropist donates $30 million to fund drone facility at SAIT first appeared on BetaKit .

A Calgary philanthropist has donated $30 million to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) to develop a training facility for autonomous and remotely piloted aircraft, also known as drones. Named after Davi d Bissett , a long-time supporter of the technical institute whose donation made the facility possible, the park will be dedicated to training, testing, and certifying both remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) and autonomous aerial vehicle systems.

“A province’s prosperity depends on whether its people have the skills the global economy is asking for.” The context: The Bissett Autonomous Aviation Park will serve a growing cohort of drone-focused programming at SAIT, which has a long history of aviation-based education.

Key facts

• The news: On Thursday, SAIT — announced: plans to develop the Bissett Autonomous Aviation Park at its campus