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One possible source: > New swarming drone technology could help find lost hikers, study wildlife CU Boulder Today, Sept 16, 2017 https://www.colorado.edu/tod

by jt2190 7y ago

One possible source: > New swarming drone technology could help find lost hikers, study wildlife CU Boulder Today, Sept 16, 2017 https://www.colorado.edu/today/2017/09/06/new-swarming-drone-technology-could-help-find-lost-hikers-study-wildlife https://www.colorado.edu/today/2017/09/06/new-swarming-drone... Edit: Research and Engineering Center for Unmanned Vehicles (RECVU): https://www.colorado.edu/recuv/ https://www.colorado.edu/recuv/ Edit 2: This has been a fun topic to research! Here’s a link to the list of equipment used by the Integrated Remote and In-Situ Sensing (IRISS) team: https://www.colorado.edu/iriss/content/equipment https://www.colorado.edu/iriss/content/equipment

tgflynn 7y ago
Interesting, have you tried searching the FAA database of UAS Part 107 waivers: https://www.faa.gov/uas/commercial_operators/part_107_waivers/waivers_issued/ https://www.faa.gov/uas/commercial_operators/part_107_waiver... ? If they're non-government/military and are operating legally I think they would most likely have a 107 waiver filed, at least to allow night flying. That does mean they'd still need to be under the weight limit but I think the number of non-107 authorizations, which would allow heavier drones, is very small. Also I'd be surprised if a University research program had the resources to field 17 drones of this size.