(Source: The Hill) The drone industry is ready for its close-up. Advocates for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are buzzing about the government’s decision to allow major Hollywood studios to use them for footage — a technique that has already been used to dazzling effect in blockbusters “Skyfall” and “Harry Potter.” Industry insiders are hopeful that the movie magic … [Read more...] about Drone Industry Seeks Box-Office Breakthrough
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Majoring In Drones Could Earn You A 6-Figure Salary
(Source: businessinsider.com.au) If you want to pull in a six-figure salary right out of school, you might want to start studying unmanned aircraft systems, more commonly and controversially known as drones. The young field is already lucrative — $US11.3 billion globally — and set to grow exponentially. The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, a trade … [Read more...] about Majoring In Drones Could Earn You A 6-Figure Salary
Drones Take to the Agricultural Skies
(Source: gereports.ca) Today’s drone technology promises a bumper crop of rich data for farmers, ecologists, ranchers and scientists Advances in drone technology are literally soaring, and the agriculture and sustainability sectors are poised to benefit. Shedding their battlefield and pizza delivery reputations, drones are taking off as precise collectors of valuable … [Read more...] about Drones Take to the Agricultural Skies
Drone Spark ‘Hottest Topic’ at ND Farm Show
As drones continue to take flight across an array of industries, more and more farmers are seeing new possibilities in the nascent technology that could equal larger-than-ever crop yields. The latest state to see the “wow” factor of UAV-driven agriculture is North Dakota, where farmers were given a chance to see drones in action and learn more at the Big Iron Farm Show Sept. … [Read more...] about Drone Spark ‘Hottest Topic’ at ND Farm Show
FAA’s Working Group on UAS Gains New Member
from unmanned-aerial.com The Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) working group on unmanned aerial systems (UAS) has selected a new member: MAPPS, a national association of private-sector geospatial firms. MAPPS says it is the only representative of the geospatial, aerial survey and remote sensing community on the committee. "The geospatial community has been safely … [Read more...] about FAA’s Working Group on UAS Gains New Member
