from USNews.com In 2012, when small drones, the kind that weigh just a few pounds and carry a small object (like a camera, or a burrito) became affordable, the idea of a drone-filled airspace began shifting from sci-fi fantasy to reality. But the passage toward integration was set to be turbulent. Drones were more commonly thought of as the weaponized, ghostlike military … [Read more...] about The Drones Will Have Their Day
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On the TODAY Show: Wedding Photos Go to the Drones
from today.com One of the latest wedding trends, which The New York Times detailed in a recent piece, is securing a drone to fly above the ceremony and reception to capture overhead photos and videos that were previously impossible, unless you had the means to hire a helicopter crew. The upside to drone photography is obvious, as the images are often spectacular … [Read more...] about On the TODAY Show: Wedding Photos Go to the Drones
Visualizing Commercial Drones: 6 Helpful Infographics to Get You Up to Speed
Updated: 8/6/14 They say a picture is worth a thousand words. This post has five pictures in it. So when my editor asks, can we all agree to tell him this post was 5000 words long? Thanks. I knew I could count on you. Anyway, here are four infographics that can help one visualize all the moving parts of the burgeoning commercial drone industry. The Timeline - … [Read more...] about Visualizing Commercial Drones: 6 Helpful Infographics to Get You Up to Speed
San Jose Police Buy a Drone
California’s third largest city is finally admitting what tech journalists have known for a while: its police department has a drone. An investigative report by Motherboard revealed that the San Jose Police Department owns a drone of which it earlier claimed to have no records. In January, the SFPD acquired a $7,000 Century hexacopter and video rig for its bomb squad via a … [Read more...] about San Jose Police Buy a Drone
Texas EquuSearch Resumes Drone Use After Victory in Court
Volunteer search-and-rescue group Texas EquuSearch resumed using drones in their operations on Wednesday. The group received an email from the FAA in February ordering them to stop using UAVs to find missing persons, citing the agency's blanket ban on the use of drones for commercial purposes in the U.S. Texas EquuSearch grounded the drones at the time but sued the FAA … [Read more...] about Texas EquuSearch Resumes Drone Use After Victory in Court
