The lack of FAA rules continue to confuse enforcement agents and citizens. According to the Northern Colorado Business Report, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has begun to enforce its longstanding ban on the commercial use of small-drone technology. The federal government asked the FAA in 2012 to create a set of drone regulations by September 2015. […]
Precision farming is defined as farm management by way of efficient technologies. The ability of UAVs to cover a large farmland in a short amount of time, while also measuring that field much more precisely and frequently, could make for a huge advancement in farming practices. This is the exact purpose of the Precision Aerial […]
The Panono Ball Camera is the photographer and drone/UAV-ographers dream. It is a ball with multiple cameras and an accelerometer inside that, when thrown in the air, judges the peak of that throw at which point it unleashes a 360 degree snapshot. The applications for the Panono, which started as a kickstarter, are endless. And if you are […]
An informative podcast with NASA giving a great in-depth interview into their Centennial Challenge and what the future holds for UAVs. Interview by Ideascape Media
Apparently 35 states are considering drone legislation this year, fearing that an all out attack of the skies by UAV operators could pose a big risk to the public’s safety and privacy. The state action is being pushed by privacy watch down organizations like Citizen Education Project in Utah. This includes restricting how local law […]