What’s it like to explore the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone with a drone?
One of the most attractive features of drones and other remote technologies is being able to access dangerous, even inhabitable,…
PSDJ Comments on FAA Rule Interpretation on Model Aircraft
During the monthly meeting in July, the board of directors of the Professional Society of Drone Journalists decided to take…
Drone lawyer: First Amendment right to photograph extends to drone journalism
Originally posted on DroneJournalism.org, the website for the Professional Society of Drone Journalists. Tuesday, Pedro Rivera, a Connecticut-based photographer and…
A discussion on deploying drones for international development
Last month, Deutsche Post DHL transported six kilograms of medicine from a pharmacy in Bonn, across the Rhine River, to…
Crazyflie nano quadrotor packs development and fun into tiny package
At the National Science Foundation grant where I work, EnLiST, we’ve been tinkering with various different drone platforms which could…
Drones, journalism, and the peak of inflated expectations
It’s a story that’s been repeated time and time again with emergent technology. Researchers publish some new breakthrough, and the…
Innovation despite strict regulation at SUSBExpo
It’s not very often you get the chance to watch the birth of a multi-billion dollar industry firsthand. But if…
Velodyne Presents Successful Implementation of HDL-32E LiDAR on UAV at sUSB Expo in San Francisco
Velodyne will present its latest successes in the world of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) equipped with real-time, 3D LiDAR sensors during…
Turkey drone journalist: “I have been witnessing very bad things”
When Jenk, a young man from Turkey, first received his small aerial photography drone four weeks ago, he had no…
Turkish police shoot down unmanned aircraft above protest
Over the past two weeks, thousands of protesters have rallied at Gezi in Turkey’s capital, Ankara, against the government’s plans…