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Hidden Level settles into new Syracuse headquarters

Jeff Cole, CEO of Hidden Level, speaks during the firm’s formal-opening ceremony held June 21 at its headquarters at 1014 North Geddes St. in Syracuse. Also pictured (from left to right) are Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh; James Licata, VP of strategy and partnerships at Hidden Level; Gary Dominicos, CFO at Hidden Level; and Joe Nehme, representative from the office of U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer. (PHOTO CREDIT: HIDDEN LEVEL)

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A firm that’s developing a low-altitude airspace-monitoring service is getting acclimated to its new headquarters at 1014 North Geddes St. in Syracuse’s Inner Harbor area and making plans for growth. The business started operations in a basement in Camillus for a few months before moving to a space at 1153 W. Fayette […]

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The business started operations in a basement in Camillus for a few months before moving to a space at 1153 W. Fayette St., and now making it to the new location.

Hidden Level held a ribbon cutting to acknowledge the opening of its new two-story, 10,000 square foot facility in the Inner Harbor area. It includes office space along with laboratory and manufacturing facilities for developing its proprietary sensor systems.

The company says it started transitioning operations to its Geddes Street location in early April.

Hidden Level plans to hire about 15 people in the next year, “effectively doubling” the company’s employee count.

“This new facility will allow us to continue to innovate and develop new cutting-edge sensor technology and services that will help our customers improve airspace safety,” said Jeff Cole, CEO at Hidden Level. “Central New York is our home, and we are proud to be bringing jobs and innovation to this community.”

Besides the new headquarters and hiring plans, the firm says it has also closed on a $17.6 million in series A investment and was involved in recent test flight activities with NASA Ames Laboratory.

The new investment will enable Hidden Level to advance development and deployment of its sensor technology and services.

The Mountain View, California–based NASA Ames Research Center has been working with Hidden Level on drone-traffic management and advanced aerial mobility applications of the airspace monitoring service (AMS) data feed.

In May, Hidden Level conducted tests of its AMS for NASA Ames, using Onondaga Lake and surrounding areas as a surrogate for Mountain View. Testing consisted of numerous UAS flights over Onondaga Lake while Hidden Level’s network of sensors monitored and reported the location of each drone. A UAS includes a drone and equipment used to control its flight. A drone is also referred to in the industry as an unmanned aerial vehicle, or UAV.

Eric Reinhardt