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LOUDOUN COUNTY, VA — For Christmas, some people buy fake trees or visit a local tree lot. But for others, going and picking out a tree has become a tradition. Loudoun County, a short drive from other parts of Northern Virginia, along with D.C. and suburban Maryland, is home to a large number of Christmas tree farms, many of which are open through Christmas Day.

Check out this list of Loudoun County farms where you can carry on this family tradition.

Between the Hills Farm, 12904 Sagle Rd, Purcellville

Open Saturdays and Sundays through Dec. 22 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., or by special appointment. The farm has more than 1,500 beautiful Blue Spruce and Norway Spruce trees, so you will have no trouble finding the one you love. After you select your Christmas tree, be sure to visit the barn to warm up and enjoy some hot cider and cookies.

Country Loving Christmas Tree Farm, 40856 Red Hill Road, Leesburg

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Open Saturdays and Sundays through Dec. 15 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and by special appointment after Dec. 15, Country Loving Christmas Farm is a family farm that has been in business since 1999 and offers a variety of other products to decorate your home.

Crooked Run Orchard, 37883 East Main Street, Purcellville

Open daily through Christmas for greenery and Saturday and Sunday for cut-your-own trees until Christmas, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Customers are invited to walk on the farm and pick out the perfect Colorado Blue Spruce to cut and take home.

Loudoun Nursery, 16457 Short Hill Road, Purcellville

Open weekends until Christmas from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m, the farm offers a good crop of Colorado Blue Spruce and Norway Spruce up to 10 to 12 feet, with Concolor, Canaan and Nikko Fir of the same height also available.

Milltown Creek Tree Farms, 38757 Householder Road, Lovettsville

Open Monday through Friday from noon to 5 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. After getting your tree, pop into the Christmas Shop where you'll find handmade ornaments, tree stands and cider.

Snickers Gap Christmas Tree Farm, 34350 Williams Gap Road, Round Hill

Open Monday through Friday from noon to 5 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Wolff family has been growing Fir and Spruce trees for more than 38 years. Not only do they provide a saw, plenty of rope and assistance, but they also offer complimentary hot cider.

Looking for a pre-cut Christmas tree? Loudon offers many options to purchase holiday greenery and pre-cut trees.

The report on Loudoun's plumbing has been in the works since 2007, when a task force began looking at what parts of the county were hooked up to Loudoun Water, which parts had their own private systems, and who still had working outhouses. The answer to that last question is that there are "31 known privies still in use in Loudoun County," and they are frowned upon for lack of sanitation and, well, everything really. A map of the active privies indicates they're almost all west of Route 15, but you can go here if you want the report and its full details.

Loudoun’s supervisors now have some serious thinking to do. The task force report came up with dollar estimates for each of the 16 communities with problems and the 20 with suspected problems, and found that fixing them would cost more than $27 million. In addition, the report determined that as of 2009, 15,141 private drinking water wells were known to exist in the county, and EPA regulations do not apply to those wells for monitoring their quality or their ability to contaminate surrounding land, aquifers or groundwater. So good luck to those people and their neighbors.

Adding to the possible headaches: there are nearly 15,000 onsite sewage systems in Loudoun, the report found, and more than 5,600 of those are more than 30 years old. That’s not thought to be a good thing.

Here are some of the specific areas of concern in the report:

Broad Run Farms, north of Route 7, with 425 properties served by onsite water, or wells, and there is a nearby Hidden Lane Landfill. The report says that "numerous wells adjacent to the Hidden Lane Landfill are contaminated with trichloroethylene. This area is now an active Environmental Protection Agency Superfund site."

Potomac Farms, 156 homes on Smith Circle just west of the Loudoun County Parkway. About half of those homes are served by a private water system, the report states, and the state health department has received complaints about low water pressure and "aesthetic water quality issues" (i.e. it tastes bad, looks bad or smells bad). It would take $3.9 million to replace the private system, the report states.

Hillsboro, a small town along the western part of Route 9, has 48 habitable structures served by onsite sewer and water. "The Town has been on a Boil Water Notice since 2000 (!!), meaning the water is not safe to consume unless it is boiled first." Fixing that: $2.4 million.

Paeonian Springs, near the intersection of Route 7 and Route 9, has 116 structures served by onsite water and sewer facilities. The report rated the service there to be 13 percent unsatisfactory and 27 percent "unknown." Cost for satisfactory water and sewer: $4.57 million.

Raspberry Falls, with 132 homes north of Leesburg on Route 15, was found recently by the Virginia Department of Health to have a public well with "groundwater under the direct influence of surface water."

Areas not surveyed, but thought to be problematic, include the Dulles Industrial Park, Beaver Meadow Road and Tall Oaks, all in the newer part of the county.

The Loudoun Times-Mirror reported Saturday that the county supervisors were "expected to delve deep into this report this fall." This did not occasion an outpouring of support for the county board among the Times-Mirror's online commenters, to put it mildly.

VIENNA, VA—Vienna's real estate values are on the higher end for the DC area, but comparing it to the rest of America is a whole different ball game.

A new report from real estate research website Property Shark found that the most expensive zip codes to live in aren't always the top-earning zip codes. That means the average income could be higher in a city with lower average home prices. The analysis used median household income data from the Census Bureau's 2016 American Community Survey and all residential sales that closed in 2017, including condos, co-ops, single- and two-family homes.

While California claims most of the most expensive zip codes, the East Coast has the most high-earning zip codes. Virginia and D.C. did not make the top 100 for highest average home values but rather for the top income. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app; download the free Patch Android app here.)

For instance, Vienna's 22182 zip code is 51th in the nation for income ($204,955 on average). But the average home sale price of $800,000 comes out much lower at 483rd. Scroll down to see a map of the zip code. Vienna's other zip codes, which include the Town of Vienna, did not appear in the study.

The same pattern goes for the other eight Virginia zip codes:

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These are the top-earning zip codes in the U.S.:

See the full rankings list here.

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Paeonian Springs, VA: Inertial Labs is an industry leading developer and supplier of orientation, inertial navigation, and optically enhanced sensor modules has acquired MEMSENSE, a developer of inertial measurement units that lead the market in performance and value.

Inertial Labs & MEMSENSE have an experienced and talented workforce to address the rapidly evolving needs of customers globally. The combined company of more than 100 employees and 500 customers expects to introduce breakthrough technologies at an accelerated pace across high-value areas such as autonomous vehicles, GPS-denied navigation, industrial machines, and aerospace & defense. In addition, Inertial Labs and MEMSENSE have a strong balance sheet to support critical business initiatives, deliver with short product lead times, and the ability to invest in promising integrations.

“Our strategic acquisition of MEMSENSE brings together two high growth companies with proven performance in solving some of the world’s most difficult stabilization and navigation problems.” said Jamie Marraccini, President and CEO of Inertial Labs. “Our customers will benefit from our combined capabilities and resources.”

“As we move forward, Inertial Labs and MEMSENSE will define the future of MEMS IMUs,” said James Brunch, CEO of MEMSENSE. “Our focus on innovation, our world-class team, and our strength in customer collaboration allow us to deliver the exact specs needed by our customers.”

This strategic combination results in current and future customers receiving the following benefits:

About Inertial LabsEstablished in 2001, Inertial Labs is the leader in position and orientation technologies for both commercial/industrial and aerospace/defense applications. With a worldwide distributor & representative network covering 20+ countries across 6 continents, a standard product offering that spans from Inertial Measurement Units (IMU) up to full GPS-Aided Inertial Navigation Systems (INS), and an application breadth that covers Land, Air, and Sea; Inertial Labs covers the gambit of inertial technologies.

About MemsenseFounded in 2004, MEMSENSE quickly built its reputation as a technological leader by engineering innovative solutions for demanding applications including the Trajectory Correction Kit for the US Army’s Multiple Launch Rocket System, a high-performance rate sensor system for the Apache gunship’s M230 cannon, and a MEMS-based low drift marine navigational aid as a fiber optic gyro replacement. MEMSENSE’s customer base started with the US Army, Navy, Air Force, defense contractors, and NASA, and expanded rapidly in the commercial and industrial sectors. MEMSENSE achieves unsurpassed price to performance in inertial measurement units.

For further information contact:

Anton BarabashovVP of Business DevelopmentInertial Labs [email protected]+1 (703) 880-422239959 Catoctin Ridge Street, Paeonian Springs, VA 20129

Gloucestershire, UK – 2 December, 2021: Skyborne Airline Academy is celebrating the achievements of two graduates who have successfully secured commercial drone pilot jobs with Flyby Technology and are currently supporting operations for an NHS trial.

In July 2020, Skyborne announced a unique partnership with Flyby Technology, the leader in UK drone training and operations, to offer its trainees the opportunity to build a career flying unmanned aircraft. James Kirk and Adam Prince joined Flyby Technology after completing their UK CAA Integrated ATPL programme with Skyborne. They are both currently employed as a Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone pilot.

Carl Haslem, Centre Director, Skyborne, says: “We’re very proud of James and Adam for not only completing their Integrated ATPL course with us, but for using their studies to embark on an exciting new career.

“At the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, Skyborne began implementing a number of initiatives to help its trainees improve their prospects of securing a job. Our partnership with Flyby Technology allows graduates to use their ATPL experience while enhancing their pilot skills and expanding their knowledge to operate commercial drones.”

Both graduates are currently working on a project with Apian for the Isle of Wight NHS Trust, researching the role of drone technology to increase speed of delivery and access to chemotherapy drugs between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight.

James Kirk, Skyborne ATPL graduate and BVLOS drone pilot at Flyby Technology, says: “Although being a drone pilot and airline pilot seem vastly different, the training I received at Skyborne has been extremely beneficial to me. In our MCC course, we learned to operate in a multi-crew cockpit which at Flyby has helped me to prepare for the pilot monitoring role and develop effective communication within the team.

“The work we’re doing with the Isle of Wight NHS Trust is really interesting and rewarding. I’m glad to be a part of this team making impressive steps in automation for the medical industry.”

Adam Prince, Skyborne ATPL graduate and BVLOS drone pilot at Flyby Technology, adds: I’m really enjoying my time at Flyby Technology. A big part of my day is learning skills from incredibly experienced ex-Royal Navy and Royal Air Force pilots, which goes hand in hand with my ATPL training.

“This opportunity created by Skyborne opens up another avenue for airline pilots who are out of work or even looking for a career change. It’s a really interesting industry to become a part of and I encourage more pilots to look into this line of work.”

Jon Parker, Founder of Flyby Technology, says: “Offering full time employment to Skyborne graduates is one of the easiest decisions we’ve had to make at Flyby Technology. James and Adam excelled throughout their training, rapidly adapting their commercial pilot knowledge to drone operations. Enthusiastic and hardworking, their contributions are helping shape the future of the unmanned aircraft industry.

“Our partnership with Skyborne has been a huge success so far and we look forward to seeing these two individuals thrive in their new career.”

For more information on Skyborne’s partnership with Flyby Technology please contact [email protected].

UAVaid and Swoop Aero have entered into a strategic partnership for air logistics services in Sierra Leone.

Swoop Aero’s autonomous eVTOL aircraft will be integrated in UAVaid’s mixed-fleet drone offering in Sierra Leone and complement UAVaid’s long-range fixed-wing HANSARD drones.

“As sustainable drone logistics continues to cement its place in LMIC and high resourced markets alike, combining complementary technology opens opportunities to deepen the role of air mobility in supply chains,” said Swoop Aero’s CEO and co-founder Eric Peck.

“Integration is key to solving complex supply chain challenges. That’s why, in all our operations, we ensure our platform seamlessly integrates to generate real impact – be that with adjacent logistics solutions, existing supply chain systems, processes and technology or the local health system and communities. We are excited to have the agility of the Swoop Aero platform support UAVaid’s service offering in the Sierra Leone market, complementing the capabilities of their long-range fixed-wing Hansard drone.”

“With market-leading safety record and eVTOL capabilities, we are delighted to be able to complement our long-range HANSARD platform, with Swoop Aero’s eVTOL systems in the Sierra Leone market. This partnership brings new and exciting capabilities to our service offering and, by broadening the range of use-cases we can support in this market, we are able to provide solutions to an even wider range of needs experienced by the local population, particularly around medical logistics. This may include medical sample collection for disease surveillance or improved diagnostic testing” said UAVAid co-founder James Ronen.

“With such a good fit of complementary technologies, we look forward to working with Swoop Aero and expanding the scope of collaboration between us in this and other markets.”

Inertial Labs, Inc. (hereafter “Inertial Labs”), a leader in sensor fusion and 3D Lidar-based remote sensing solutions with its headquarters in Virginia, USA, along with Kudan Inc. (headquarters in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; CEO Daiu Ko), a global leader in advanced SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) technology, proudly announces that has decided to commercially release a new generation of its RESEPI (Remote Sensing Payload Instrument) solution, where Kudan's cutting-edge 3D Lidar SLAM algorithm “KdLidar” is adopted as the engine to generate high-precision and high-resolution point clouds.

Inertial Labs RESEPI is a robust, reliable, cost-effective solution for remote sensing applications requiring high-quality, accurate results. While RESEPI was initially developed for UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) based remote sensing, Inertial Labs identified growing market demands to expand RESEPI’s capabilities to support a broader range of sensing modalities, including integrating handheld and backpack-based mapping capabilities. The requirement to meet these challenging market demands has led to pursuing a more sophisticated and robust SLAM engine, setting the stage for a pivotal product development collaboration between Inertial Labs and Kudan.

Leveraging KdLidar’s proprietary multi-sensor fusion algorithm and its adeptness in managing varied motion models during sensing, the new generation RESEPI can produce high-quality point clouds across diverse sensing modalities. The outputs are proven to be accurate with higher resolution and precision under various dynamic mapping environments.

“This partnership brings together leaders in hardware and software capabilities,” said Juan Wee, CEO of Kudan USA. “to create and launch a powerful and precise end-to-end 3D mapping solution for a wide range of industries and applications, setting a new standard in the market.”

Jamie Marraccini, CEO of Inertial Labs, comments, “Innovation in sensor-fusion technology is bringing more possibilities to mapping, inspection, autonomous navigation, and robotics. This released solution with Kudan is the first step towards further collaboration of integrated APNT solutions.”

This new generation of RESEPI, with Kudan's SLAM technology, is set to disrupt industries like urban planning, infrastructure monitoring, construction, mining, forestry, and environmental monitoring by enabling more accessible collection, processing, and visualization of any target environment in over 25 countries served by Inertial Labs.

Details about the commercial release (Q1 2024) of the new generation RESEPI with Kudan’s KdLidar and other enhanced features will be available on Inertial Labs' website (https://inertiallabs.com). Watch out for more official launch activities in the coming weeks.

About Kudan Inc.

Kudan is a deep-tech research and development company specializing in algorithms for artificial perception (AP). As a complement to artificial intelligence (AI), AP functions allow machines to develop autonomy. Currently, Kudan uses its high-level technical innovation to explore business areas based on its milestone models established for deep tech, which significantly impact several major industrial fields.

For more information, please refer to Kudan’s website at https://www.kudan.io/.

About Inertial Labs Inc.

Founded in 2001 and based in Northern Virginia, Inertial Labs is a trailblazer in developing innovative essential navigation solutions for its customers by providing state-of-the-art products and services so that they can achieve their ideas and aspirations. Inertial Labs plans to continue providing a high-quality, cost-competitive, quick turnaround service while adding cutting-edge technology to its capabilities.

For further information and specifications on the Inertial Labs products, please call +1-703-880-4222, e-mail [email protected], or visit www.inertiallabs.com