Impact of flight regulations on effective use of unmanned aircraft systems for natural resources applications

Journal of Applied Remote Sensing

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Rango, Albert ^a   Laliberte, Andrea ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aerial photography; civilian applications; FAA regulations; National Airspace System; rangeland management; Small unmanned aircraft systems

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; LAND USE; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION;

FAA REGULATIONS; FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION; NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM; OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS; RANGELAND MANAGEMENT; SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFTS; SPARSELY POPULATED AREAS; UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM;

UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

EID: 79952378697     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19313195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.3474649     Document Type: Article

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