CNN’s efforts to become the first major news gatherer to fully implement drones into day-to-day operations is best understood by watching a two-minute video shot via drone in the aftermath of a major Nepal earthquake. The video does not include a reporter on the scene talking of the wreckage. There is no voiceover, only a soft engulfing melody and the raw two minutes and 18 seconds worth of drone video taken overhead: a duo of aid workers dressed in blue, scraping away debris from a building in an obvious search for something important; a human assembly line passing boulders from one pair of tired hands to another, a landslide of grey rubble, steel roof panels and unearthed dirt piled on top of everything. The only color in the aerial shot is the blue overalls, orange shirt and dusty pants of the people standing on the rubble as if something in the scene is entirely wrong.&nbsp;“The footage we shot in the aftermath of Nepal was transfixing,” says Greg Agvent, senior director, news operations for CNN. “It didn’t leave you.”&nbsp;For Agvent, the power of that Nepal footage, along with other CNN unmanned aircraft vehicle work in places like Selma, Alabama, and Oklahoma City, has lasting appeal. Drone footage from each location provided unique context to a story or made the imagery more compelling, Agvent says. The use of UAV-based footage has clearly made a positive dent in the content creation strategies of Agvent and others at CNN.Over the past two years, a team from CNN, including Agvent, has been in the midst of a historic effort to usher in a new era of news gathering enhanced by UAV captured footage like that from Nepal and Selma. To turn drone imagery from a unique storytelling option utilized sparingly into an everyday tool linked to day-to-day breaking news, the CNN team has had to become well-versed in the legal lingo of the national airspace. The team has had to learn the science of payloads. Most importantly it's had to learn about the complexities of flying above a crowd. The team has immersed itself in the UAS industry by reaching out and working with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, the Association for Unmanned Vehicles System International, Georgia Tech University and several others ranging from drone manufacturers to service companies. Although CNN’s efforts are both unprecedented and unfinished, the team’s current perspectives on UAS and work with the FAA could one day be recognized as a crucial part of how the FAA brought UAVs safely into the national airspace and positively altered our news viewing experience.Becoming A Pathfinder&nbsp; During the UAS industry’s largest yearly gathering in May, David Vigilante, senior vice president, legal for CNN, took part in an FAA-led press conference. The press event was standing-room only. For an industry’s main trade event, the press conference buzz made the room appear to be the center of the country’s collective attention. Vigilante and representatives from two other entities were being formally recognized for their commitment to the FAA as UAS Pathfinders, a term created by the FAA to denote the three chosen entities’ roles in providing crucial, necessary data on various elements of UAS to the FAA. In that one announcement, the FAA ushered in a new era of UAS integration research for its team and a historically unique collaboration with a news giant that could have chosen to go at its UAV integration efforts alone.&nbsp;“This started with a desire to explore this [UAS] space and see what is possible,” Vigilante says. Before CNN was announced as a UAS Pathfinder, Vigilante and his Washington D.C. bureau chief asked for a meeting with the FAA to understand what may be possible for news gatherers such as CNN and the potential use of drones. CNN wanted to know how it could be helpful, Vigilante says, and the FAA wanted more data, specifically in visual line of sight operations above people, something the CNN team was focused on.&nbsp;Paul Ferguson, supervising editor of international newsgathering at CNN, says he has helped his team arrange and fly UAV missions in more than 20 countries. But, experience gleaned outside the U.S. has not entirely translated to UAS operations in the U.S. “In many ways, even though we have flown so many missions outside of the U.S., a lot of the big questions have yet to be answered,” he says.&nbsp;To help its team and the FAA understand how drone-based news gathering can work in the national airspace, the CNN team has begun collaborating with the Georgia Tech Research Institute and other industry players to find what Vigilante and Agvent have both called the Holy Grail: flying above people safely.&nbsp;To date, CNN has flown missions in the U.S., but only for produced pieces that allow for planning and setup. None of its flights have been above crowds.After starting with a knowledge base of UAVs that Ferguson admits was “zero,” the team has become well-versed in platform options, total systems and aerospace regulations.&nbsp;“Early on, when we started, I think the initial thought was that we could get a consumer drone and we could create imagery that was first rate,” Agvent says. “As we became more educated and more fluent in UAS, we came to the determination that to meet our goals and to mitigate flights over people then we couldn’t rely on small consumer drones.”&nbsp;The team now embraces a mantra offered by Agvent. “I have a favorite saying,” he says, “different horses for different courses. There are different craft that will work for certain situations.”&nbsp;For flying above crowds, the team is looking at octocopter options that have safety redundancy built into the rotors. During live news events that can be covered from a stationary position, Agvent is enthusiastic about tethered drones that feature a longer endurance offering. “That has real potential for us. You put that in the hands of a producer or reporter and that can change the way we shoot,” he says.&nbsp;In the next year, the CNN team will be working more with GTRI and the FAA on its pathfinder goals, Vigilante says. That work will also include research activities with some Georgia-based fire departments and the New York City Fire Department, along with a look at commercial platform offerings.&nbsp;Vigilante, a lawyer by trade, says the FAA’s challenge with integrating UAS into the NAS will not be solved by lawyers. “It will be solved by engineers and operators,” he says.&nbsp;Ferguson is focused on figuring out how emergency responders and government agencies can successfully fly UAVs in the same airspace as news outlets simultaneously. To illustrate his reason for focus, Ferguson refers to the situation typical for a homicide. Yellow-tape is set around a perimeter of a scene and the only way to move past the tape is to be an emergency or law enforcement employee, or show a press pass. “They will let me in with a press pass because there is a confidence and trust between us. It’s a privilege and they will take it away if we misuse it,” he says. “Ultimately, we are looking for a press pass in the sky.”Using the Sky Press Pass&nbsp; Both Agvent and Ferguson can recite specific stories that utilize drone-captured imagery as if those stories were childhood moments of importance. And, very few CNN producers or field reporters have shown hesitancy in embracing the use of UAVs for newsgathering. “Like anything new,” Ferguson says, “there are challenges and what is obvious to one person may not be obvious to others.”&nbsp;Ferguson has already shown his beliefs in UAV use. Earlier this year he brought on the first full-time UAV pilot at CNN to capture imagery. Video editors are still learning how to incorporate certain footage, however. “The language of television is wide-shot, medium-shot, close-up shot. That is how it works with television and movies,” he says. “Now we have a super-wide shot that is moving.”&nbsp;Agvent points to a New Orleans documentary 10 years after Hurricane Katrina, hosted by Anderson Cooper, as a prime example of how CNN has already learned how to utilize drones for production oriented pieces. Using the services of Helivideo, Cooper’s team shot close-ups using drones on the New Orleans levies that broke during Katrina. In Oklahoma City, the team also used UAVs to shoot a special on the anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing event. And, in Selma, CNN used a drone to capture the bridge at the center of a famous civil rights event. “The footage we shot on an early morning in March was extremely compelling,” Agvent says of the Selma shoot. “It was visually stunning, very unique and it helped us to tell the story of the bridge.”&nbsp;While Vigilante is happy with the support from the UAS and newsgathering industry to date, he is quick to point out that the CNN story isn’t just about the Atlanta team. “At the end of the day, this is about bringing a whole new business into existence that is a lot bigger than CNN,” he says. Ferguson agrees.&nbsp;“This is not about CNN and ego and being first. What we are trying to do is build and ecosystem for the whole media industry,” Ferguson says.&nbsp;Since the FAA started its Pathfinder program, no other major media entity has been granted the same status of CNN. When the company performs test flights above people, it will be the first media entity to do so. “Ultimately the flights are the easy part,” Agvent says. It is the integration of UAVs into the NAS and into day-to-day operations that is the hard part, he adds. Agvent is proud of the early efforts of Vigilante to meet with the FAA and of Ferguson’s focus on working with emergency responders to effectively share the airspace. None of the UAS CNN pathfinder team, however, voiced their hopes that their efforts would be just about CNN or their individual bios. “What is important to us is that we have done it the right way,” Agvent says. After spending nearly 20 years as a field producer chasing and creating important and compelling stories, it is clear that Agvents-and CNN's-efforts to show the way of the drone to the FAA and other media outlet competitors has flipped the camera around and the storytellers have become the story. For the UAS industry, that is good news.Author: Luke Geiver&nbsp; Editor, UAS Magazine&nbsp; lgeiver@bbiinternational.com&nbsp; 701-738-4944

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Media giant CNN’s unprecedented efforts will bring news gathering UAVs into the national airspace and what it means for the rest of us. 

CNN’s UAS Pathfinder  Mission

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is slowly making progress toward integrating unmanned aerial systems (UAS) into the national airspace, says the Government Accountability Office. But along with more unmanned aircraft in the sky have come increased reports of encounters with manned aircraft.&nbsp;A GAO study noted that the FAA has increased the number of approvals on a case-by-case basis, and the agency itself announced that it has surpassed 1,000 Section 333 commercial exemptions. However, safety concerns heightened in early August when the agency released information on more than 750 incidents involving UAS, including encounters reported by pilots. &nbsp;The FAA warned that operating UAS near helicopters and airplanes is dangerous and illegal, and could lead to fines, criminal charges and possible jail time. In addition, the agency released the beta version of a new smartphone application called “B4UFLY,” primarily aimed at model aircraft enthusiasts. It’s designed to give users information about restrictions or requirements in effect at their flight locations.According to the GAO, since 2010, the total number of approvals for UAS operations has increased annually. The increase in commercial UAS activity comes on the heels of the FAA issuing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for regulations for small UAS under 55 pounds.While the GAO said integration of UAS flights into national air space remains a work in progress, “clearly we were able to say that all the signs are pointing in a positive direction, that FAA is definitely moving forward with this integration” said Gerald Dillingham, GAO physical infrastructure director. “Although, it probably took longer than most people wanted it to take, right now, it looks like we’re on a good path.”Another significant development came in May when the FAA announced the selection of Mississippi State University to lead the UAS Center of Excellence (COE), a team of universities engaged in research with their industry partners. The agency said the COE will focus on research, education and training in areas critical to safe and successful integration of UAS into the nation’s airspace.Maj. Gen. James Poss (retired) of Mississippi State University, leads the COE team. Poss said the COE will serve as a hub for the six FAA-designated UAS test sites, UAS research universities and other government research agencies, such as NASA.The other universities selected as team members include: Drexel University; Embry Riddle Aeronautical University; Kansas State University; Kansas University; Montana State University; New Mexico State University; North Carolina State University; Oregon State University; University of Alabama, Huntsville; University of Alaska, Fairbanks; University of North Dakota; and Wichita State University.Another notable event occurred in August when the FAA gave the Northern Plains UAS Test Site in North Dakota approval to expand operations and night flight testing capabilities throughout the state. The site also received a COA that makes the entire state of North Dakota available for UAS testing at altitudes higher than the 200-foot, the only site in the nation with this ability.The FAA also launched Project Pathfinder, a research project with the private sector. CNN is studying the use of UAS to gather news within visual line-of-sight (LOS) operations in populated areas. PrecisionHawk will examine extended visual LOS operations in rural areas for crop monitoring in precision agriculture operations. BNSF Railway will conduct beyond visual LOS in remote rural areas to inspect railroad infrastructure and study command-and-control issues.During the summer, the FAA’s project on UAS Integration in the National Airspace System (NAS) conducted flight testing of sense-and-avoid technology at the NASA Armstrong Fight Research Center in California. The flights included the first full test of an automatic collision avoidance capability on autonomous aircraft. Also participating in the tests were General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. and Honeywell International Inc.

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UAS NEWS | Amid safety concerns, FAA makes progress toward UAS airspace integration

At least 30 states have now passed laws dealing with the regulation of unmanned aerial systems (UAS). That’s not necessarily a positive development, said Sarah Nilsson, a pilot and an assistant professor of aviation law and regulations at the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University College of Aviation in Prescott, Arizona.&nbsp;Nilsson publishes a white paper about UAS law, policy and regulation on her website that she frequently updates as states pass UAS-related legislation or as new legal and regulatory developments occur. She said that states—impatient for the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to implement UAS regulations—are taking matters into their own hands, sometimes passing laws in direct conflict with the agency.“Essentially, the states may run into an issue where they’re passing laws in airspace over which they have no jurisdiction,” Nilsson explained. “That’s the primary issue that I see right now. Until the FAA comes out with its small UAS rule, there’s a void that states have taken it upon themselves to fill by implementing their own laws.”While many states have passed legislation supporting UAS development, California’s Senate bill 142 has been criticized for doing the opposite, drawing fire from Brian Wynne, president and CEO of the Association for Unmanned Systems International and Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association.&nbsp;The organizations agree that the privacy issue should be addressed, but they said the bill took the wrong approach and labeled it an “unnecessary, innovation-stifling and job-killing proposal.”&nbsp;The two organizations also noted that the “Supreme Court long ago ruled that property rights do not extend infinitely into the sky. In other words, only the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) can regulate airspace; states and municipalities cannot.”This highlights the problem Nilsson emphasized in her paper of state’s infringing upon the FAA’s jurisdiction. Texas, for example, passed legislation making it illegal for anyone to operate a UAS over critical infrastructure below 400 feet. But FAA regulations say UAS can’t operate above 400 feet.&nbsp;“We need to remember that based on the 1958 Federal Aviation Act, the FAA has sole jurisdiction over the national airspace,” Nilsson said. “When state and federal law conflict, federal law preempts state law.”Another problem she’s identified with state laws is a tendency to lump all UAS under one blanket category.&nbsp;“They don’t break it down like the FAA does where certain rules apply to civilian use, certain rules apply to model use and certain rules apply to public use,” Nilsson said. “These definitions themselves have lots of holes in them.”Nilsson said there are areas such as hunting and privacy—which isn’t in the FAA’s jurisdiction to regulate—where it makes sense for states to enact their own UAS laws. In addition, she noted that state and local governments have the authority to limit the aeronautical activities of their own departments and institutions.However, Nilsson said it’s inevitable that many state laws will be appealed to higher courts where legal precedents will be established. She writes in her paper that more than 50 companies, universities and government organizations are developing and producing around 155 unmanned aircraft designs, meaning that the FAA has “a critical, if not daunting, task” ahead of it to formulate laws governing UAS.

UAS NEWS | States continue to pass laws in conflict with FAA’s authority

When Elbit Systems of America LLC’s large unmanned aircraft vehicle flies over the ag fields of rural North Dakota, the Israel-based, global UAV player’s unmanned platform will be the largest ever to operate specifically for precision ag purposes. &nbsp;The company has matched a North Dakota Department of Commerce Research ND grant to collect crop data using infrared, thermal, color and multi-spectral imagery. The grant and matching fund—totaling $715,092—will allow Elbit’s team to work with North Dakota State University’s agricultural and biosystems engineering team to analyze the data at the Center for Computationally Assisted Science and Technology.In Washington, another global UAV entity is finding a foothold in the U.S. After providing precision spraying services in Japan’s rice fields for more than a decade, Yamaha and its RMAX unmanned helicopter will be working with cherry tree farmers. Washington State University’s Center for Precision and Automated Agricultural Systems, along with a private UAV firm, Digital Harvest, have worked in collaboration to bring the RMAX to orchards in need of help from moisture accumulations. During the last two weeks prior to harvest, the skin of the cherry is sensitive to moisture and can crack or split if moisture is left untreated. Orchard owners typically rent a helicopter and rely on prop wash to dry the cherries. Researchers at Washington State University performed a demonstration flight earlier this year for 15 orchard owners using the RMAX. The purpose was to test the RMAX’s ability to provide adequate downrush on the cherry trees in place of the more expensive, more dangerous helicopters. Results to date have been promising, according to Lav Khot, assistant professor for CPAAS.&nbsp;To test the effectiveness of any drone deployed for farming purposes, a likely entity, a drone startup and an information provider have partnered to provide a precision ag return on investment calculator. Farm Bureau Federation, Informa Economics and Measure have created a calculator that quantifies three drone applications: field crop scouting, 3D terrain mapping and crop insurance. The calculator is specifically designed for corn, soybeans and wheat, but more crops and applications will be added over time, according to Measure, the drones and a service company that will house the calculator on its website. “While lots of drone hardware has been sold to farmers, until today, no tool existed to help growers actually quantify whether the benefits exceed their costs, especially farmers &nbsp;that want to outsource these types of services,” said Justin Oberman, Measure’s president.

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UAS NEWS | U.S.-based precision ag UAV progress

As commercial applications for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) grow, new technologies are introduced, ranging from UAS platforms with contrasting capabilities to sensors for specific tasks to significant improvements in data handling and power management.&nbsp;Two very different UAS platforms were announced by overseas companies. Sony Mobile and its Japanese joint venture partners ZMP and AeroSense Inc. unveiled an experimental vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) UAV called the AS-DT01-E. After transitioning to fixed-wing flight, it has a top speed of 66 miles per hour and can carry a 22-pound payload, including Sony’s high-resolution digital cameras.&nbsp;Singular Aircraft’s Flyox I completed its maiden flight this summer in Hofn, Iceland. An amphibious remotely piloted aircraft (RPA), the twin-engine Flyox I is capable of landing and taking off on unpaved runways or on water, ice and snow. The aircraft is designed for five applications: hauling cargo, firefighting, search and rescue, agriculture and surveillance. The Flyox I has a wingspan of roughly 45 feet an endurance time of six hours and 45 minutes, a maximum operation altitude of 24,000 feet and a maximum weight of roughly 8,400 pounds.New gas- and signal-sniffing sensors are now flying on UAS. Security firm Praetorian teamed with UAS startup company DroneSense—both located in Austin, Texas—in a project using Praetorian’s custom “ZigBee sniffing” sensor onboard a DroneSense UAV. The goal was to map Internet-connected devices—known as the Internet of Things (IoT)—in sections of Austin.&nbsp;The Praetorian sensor is equipped with several special radios that listen for the Zigbee wireless beacons used by smart devices to communicate with each other over the Internet. The combination of Praetorian’s sensor technology and the DroneSense UAV platform will eventually provide greater knowledge on how to secure IoT networks from those who seek to exploit them for nefarious reasons.Swiss-based Pergam Technical Services Inc. released the first UAS sensor designed to detect and measure methane gas. Based on a commonly used handheld detector, the system has been altered with an eye-safe laser and a filter in the bandwidth where methane has high absorptions along with an algorithm that measures the gas emissions in parts per million. An onboard data grabber records the flight path and the gas concentrations levels. Data from the flight is available immediately upon landing.The system can be used for line, tank and asset inspections along with landfill emission monitoring and surveys in difficult -to-access areas that typically require scaffolding. Pergam says the booming LNG and the shale gas industries represent markets with huge opportunities for leak detection services with the sensor.For UAS operators concerned about their drones crashing into walls, buildings and other obstacles, Panoptes Systems Corp. in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has developed the eBumper4, a sensor system that keeps UAVs a safe distance away from objects. The company is also developing next-generation collision avoidance technology more useful for UAS commercial operations.The eBumper4 system is currently available for the 3D Robotics Iris+ and the DJI Phantom 2 line of UAVs. Just as a bat sends out sound waves that bounce back and tell it how close it is to an object, the eBumper4 works on the same principle to keep a UAV a safe distance from obstacles. It can detect an object as far out as 15 feet at speeds near six miles per hour.“It’s best used for the loitering applications where you’re intentionally flying slowly and the pilot is in the loop,” says Fabrice Kunzi, Panoptes chief technology officer. “The eBumper4 gives a base level of protection for the aircraft and the operator.”Verizon Wireless and Florida-based Tayzu Robotics, a UAS manufacturer, are developing a site in the Cayman Islands to autonomously test the Skywire miniaturized Ethernet cellular router. Developed by NimbleLink, a Minnesota company, Skywire delivers instant cellular connectivity over the Verizon network to any Ethernet-enabled device and costs less to operate than cable or dsl connections.&nbsp;Tayzu believes that Skywire will enable it to collect and monetize large amounts of data captured during autonomous flights. The UAVs designed by Tayzu will soon come with a charging station and users can operate strategically placed sUAVs through the push of a button.Germany-based Skysense is working to develop a new product line for its drone charging stations. The company was one of 10 selected to participate in the Robotics Accelerator through the Qualcomm Inc. TechStars program.&nbsp;At a Qualcomm facility in San Diego, Skysense is developing an enclosed UAS charging station called the Droneport. It’s a protective, remotely managed structure that holds a Skysense Charging Pad and a UAV. It provides synching of sensor data to the cloud and connectivity within the Skysense Droneport network.&nbsp;Droneport is weatherproof with IP44 protection level, providing a flat surface for landings and takeoffs. The system can manage and monitor drone fleets online. Additional services include predictive maintenance, bridging of drone telemetry, telemetry black box and data stream downloading in the cloud.&nbsp;Following the success of its fixed-wing UAV, Trimble has released its first multi-rotor platform. After receiving input from customers around the globe, Todd Steiner, product marketing director for Trimble’s geospatial division, said the company needs to offer a vertical take-off and landing option. The new ZX5 platform, based on a German design, features components designed for heavy &nbsp;commercial use and multiple safety redundancies.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;

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UAS NEWS | UAS tech: platforms, sensors, better data streaming and power management

Data, we often hear in conversations about unmanned aircraft systems in the civilian commercial markets, is cited as the best and most promising reason to send unmanned aircraft vehicles into the air. Multispectral cameras or air sensors can yield incredible information valued by field representatives and boardroom executives alike. But, our Q3 issue reminds us that sometimes the simple services available today through UAVs are reason enough to fly and push through the daunting and tiresome list of rules and regulations.After interviewing a trio of CNN representatives spearheading an unprecedented effort to bring drones into the world of news gathering, an effort that is also illuminating for the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration the challenges and protocols of operating above people, it became clear that maybe the simple shots captured through aerial photography are just as powerful as a near infrared image &nbsp;overlayed with GPS coordinates, air properties and topography marks. &nbsp;Greg Agvent, senior director of news operations for CNN, hinted at such a possibility. After explaining his team’s early days using drones for production pieces and disaster-related image capture—specifically the aftermath of a Nepal earthquake—Agvent was quick and decisive in his description of the drone photos and videos. “The footage we shot in the aftermath of Nepal was transfixing,” he said. “It didn’t leave you.”&nbsp;Roughly nine months after that footage was recorded, Agvent is now part of a CNN trio that is not only speeding up the FAA’s research efforts and understanding of the protocols necessary for above-people UAV flights, but also showing us one image or video at a time, what the power of UAV-captured footage looks like. In the future, when we see field reporters sporting tethered drones or breaking news events covered by a fixed-wing, we will have the CNN team to thank. As David Vigilante told us for our “CNN’s Pathfinder UAS Mission” story, “If CNN wins, everybody wins.”&nbsp;In Patrick Miller’s feature, “Seeing Beyond Long-Range UAS Potential,” we get a glimpse into aother element of UAV use that everyone we speak with believes is an undeniable benefit: beyond visual line of sight operations (BVLOS). Miller’s piece combines technical information with basic perspective from researchers, BVLOS users and a major manufacturer that has already mastered the practice in military-based missions outside the U.S. Although the topic was an easy one to pursue, the complexities of the issue are very real. Most in the story believe BVLOS operations will require robust equipment and protocols that have been well tested and vetted. Thankfully, every source in the piece seemed to arrive at a similar sentiment as David Phillips did in his closing quote. “I think we’ll be ready when they [FAA] sort all that out.”&nbsp;Thank you for reading another issue of a magazine we are told is just plain cool. If cool means a pub working hard to present the telling and compelling stories that reveal the state of our UAS industry, then we’ll take it. For daily news and an overdose of original content, check us out on the web. And, for future feature pieces like the ones here on CNN’s efforts or BVLOS perspectives, find us again in Q4.Author: Luke Geiver&nbsp; Editor, UAS Magazine&nbsp; lgeiver@bbiinternational.com

UAS Magazine Q3 2015

Columns

The Worth of a UAS-Captured Image

Featured

CNN’s UAS Pathfinder Mission

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UAS NEWS | Amid safety concerns, FAA makes progress toward UAS airspace integration

UAS NEWS | States continue to pass laws in conflict with FAA’s authority

UAS NEWS | U.S.-based precision ag UAV progress

UAS NEWS | UAS tech: platforms, sensors, better data streaming and power management

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The Worth of a UAS-Captured Image

Featured

CNN’s UAS Pathfinder Mission

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UAS NEWS | Amid safety concerns, FAA makes progress toward UAS airspace integration

UAS NEWS | States continue to pass laws in conflict with FAA’s authority

UAS NEWS | U.S.-based precision ag UAV progress

UAS NEWS | UAS tech: platforms, sensors, better data streaming and power management

UAS Magazine Q3 2015