The Northern Plains UAS Test Site located in North Dakota, will begin the first official FAA UAV research,operations next week. Its maiden voyage will involve a DraganFlyer X4-ES, a multispectral imaging system from Tetracam and will collect data on soil quality and crop health. While this is an important milestone in the long and arduous process of bringing drones into the … [Read more...] about Is North Dakota the Silicon Valley of Drone Technology?
Alan Frazier
Partnering With University, North Dakota Remains Open to Drones
November, 2011 turned out to be a turning point in which people finally took notice of the potential, both good and bad, of drones. After months of local Sheriff’s officer’s unsuccessfully gathering information of a local farmer for a reported theft of cattle, Nelson County Sheriff Kelly Janke requested the assistance of US Border Patrol employed Predator drones, to conduct … [Read more...] about Partnering With University, North Dakota Remains Open to Drones
