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I remember having a conversation with my U.S. Army archaeologist friend about using drones for remote sensing in restricted areas and he showed me the DJI drone
by jacobwilliamroy 7y ago
I remember having a conversation with my U.S. Army archaeologist friend about using drones for remote sensing in restricted areas and he showed me the DJI drone that's been sitting on their shelf for months because the folks upstairs said they can't fly chinese anything in restricted areas.
Apparently the army does have drones that are sufficiently american to be flown in restricted areas but my friend doesn't know who is making them or how a civilian like myself could acquire one.
I would like to get one for my biologist friend who would like to use it to detect invasive plant species.
- mncharity 7y agoThis[1] suggests "Parrot, Skydio, Altavian, Teal Drones, Vantage Robotics, and Lumenier" might be companies to check. [1] https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/05/28/1851104/0/en/Parrot-selected-by-U-S-Department-of-Defense-to-take-part-in-the-development-of-the-next-generation-of-Short-Range-Reconnaissance-drone-for-the-U-S-Army.html https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/05/28/185110...
- jacobwilliamroy 7y agoThanks for the tip. I'll look into these companies and run my findings by my government friends.