Over the last month, there has been much discussion online about the growing number of Section 333 exemptions granted by the FAA to allow for safe, legal use of consumer drones for commercial purposes. While this is tremendous progress from just a year ago, it is important to remember this is a temporary system born from the lack of any real regulation; the exemptions are … [Read more...] about Drone Operators Begin Obtaining Licenses Around the World
South Africa
Here Is Why South Africa’s New Drone Regulations Are Ridiculous
(Source: businesstech.co.za) The South African drone regulations come into effect on Wednesday (1 July) and are among the most stringent in the world, thanks to the Ministry of Transport. While anybody above the age of 18 will be allowed to purchase a drone – with or without a licence – the regulations restrict the use of drones dramatically, according to SA law firm, … [Read more...] about Here Is Why South Africa’s New Drone Regulations Are Ridiculous
DroneScan Takes Inventory Management to New Heights
Inventory management hasn’t changed much over the past century --- a forklift drives up to a behemoth stack of pallets, the skids pick up the requested pallet or item and the pallet of inventory is is counted, scanned and moved to the proper delivery vehicle. Done. Repeat. However, as they have in many industries, drones are turning mundane tasks on their head and … [Read more...] about DroneScan Takes Inventory Management to New Heights
Above the Law: How Drone Laws Around the World Are Affecting Production
from lbbonline.com Like most industry ‘trends’, drones have had a bit of an ungainly settling-in phase. Attempts to use drones in advertising have, more often than not, been awkward (although not as awkward as the phrase ‘dronevertising’). In June, Australian festival Creative Fuel roped in the likes of Ben Coulson, Ant Keogh and Steve Back to parody the pointless and forced … [Read more...] about Above the Law: How Drone Laws Around the World Are Affecting Production
