While the Parrot AR.Drone has an attractive price point and control app, it's very limited in terms of power and camera maneuverability. Limitations in individu

While the Parrot AR.Drone has an attractive price point and control app, it's very limited in terms of power and camera maneuverability. Limitations in individual unmanned systems will inherently limit functionality in news coverage. More advanced technology will widen the number of viable applications. Unmanned aerial systems have plenty of applications from sports coverage, post-disaster assessment, spot news, environmental reporting. I think the real power of these systems will be become apparent when they can provide geospatial data. That data can help resolve questions that hearsay can't. - Matthew Schroyer, DroneJournalism.org