Recent content by NMUnmanned

The government operating large military and Law enforcement drones is a very different thing.

We are well embedded in the ESRI platform and our GIS folks seem to be doing just fine with it so far. Our products are getting better as we perfect the process of collecting the right imagery for the software.

Hello, I was wondering if any one has had any experience with Esri's Drone2Map software. We have just begun to explore it and it is a powerful tool but we have experienced some issues with buildings that have taller sections, such as a tower attached, that throws off the 3D rendering. Any...

Will do. Thank you for the info. The vastness of people getting into the UAV game makes wading through potential suppliers a challenge.

Sure, Compare a news article that is 2 years old and has limited info to the ToR. Seems legit. Information can change, and unless that article has updates to it it can definitely be out of date or contradicted by new info. I am not a fan of using old articles as proof of anything unless...

I am looking for some info on LIDAR setups you have used in the past, good or bad experiences are welcome. My agency will not allow DJI at this point, or any other that has such a security vulnerability. So aircraft platforms that utilize secure comms that don't rely on communication with...

The Fstoppers article is almost 2 years old.

Plenty, depending on who you fly for and what you are doing. Regardless of whether you can prove what is being sent, if at all, is vital or sensitive. Some places want complete control over their data, to include any number of federal agencies that utilize commercially available UAS for their...

I think waiting until the regulations form the FAA are out. With the law using the word "should" have a policy, there are a couple of different ways it could go in how the FAA applies and enforces it regulations.

It says "should" not "shall". From my experience with federal regulations in the nuclear industry that means you better have one unless you have a good reason not to. Shall legally does not equal should in these regulations from what I have dealt with before. Is that different with the FAA...

So, I have another question and forgive my ignorance. I thought I had a good handle on the requirements as a newly certificated Part 107 pilot, but I keep having more questions. I have a sUAS that is registered commercially through the FAA. I registered that way because I do intend to use it...

+1 for New Mexico.

Going to resurrect for a second. I am getting an N Number to be able to fly my drone legally out of the country, where allowed and in accordance with that country's laws. According to the FAA, I can register for an N Number on a UAS that is already registered via the web portal. One said that...