Comment by ALK on November 26, 2012 at 8:46am

Could you change the link for the "Gates Founding founding" because it leads to a ANTI-VACCINE site and I think the opinion about vaccines in that post is just plain wrong, vaccines saves people and thats it.

There is a lot of sites that carry the same news about gates foundation and medicine drones not entering the anti-vac "controversy" 

Comment by Leszek Pawlowicz on November 26, 2012 at 11:14am

Two examples of useful drone work in research cut short by FAA regulations. Monitoring cormorant populations in Oregon:

http://www.cbbulletin.com/421839.aspx

And monitoring salmon runs in the Snake River in Idaho:

http://www.cbbulletin.com/421840.aspx

The second one is just nuts. They had two helicopter crashes, one with fatalities, and were looking to use hexacopters as a substitute. They flew in Snake River Canyon, 20-30 meters above the river, no other aircraft anywhere nearby, and the FAA still shut them down.

Comment by Matthew Schroyer on November 26, 2012 at 1:40pm

Hi Chris,

On your list, under "News Reporting," could you add DroneJournalism.org?

We've been working on incorporating drones into data-driven journalism since December 2011. Some of our drone journalism developers have come a long way in terms of obtaining aerial photos, videos, and photomaps.

Thanks!

Comment by Ellison Chan on November 26, 2012 at 4:57pm

I guess it's ok to harass whales, using drones, as long as it's in the name of Oceanic Preservation.

3D Robotics Comment by Chris Anderson on November 26, 2012 at 9:35pm

Marc, Curt: Thanks! Added.

3D Robotics Comment by Chris Anderson on November 26, 2012 at 9:37pm

Matthew: Thanks! Added..

3D Robotics Comment by Chris Anderson on November 26, 2012 at 9:40pm

Antonius: Yikes! I was skimming that too fast and didn't notice the source. Very sorry! Fixed.

Comment by Johanna Claussen on November 27, 2012 at 4:16am

Here is another example for scientific application: Erosion Monitoring

http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/4/11/3390

Comment by Bob Roach on November 27, 2012 at 5:36am

More Wildlife monitoring

1. Caribou herd counts

2. Polar Bear Monitoring

3. Various Arctic Development jobs

Comment by Leszek Pawlowicz on November 27, 2012 at 8:42am

Check this DIYDrones forum post:

http://diydrones.com/forum/topics/uav-for-photogrammetry-surveys

Description of drones being used for high-resolution terrain mapping, to determine the volume of material removed during mining operations.

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