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Author
Publisher
Routledge
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"The aviation industry is being transformed by the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones - commercially, militarily, scientifically and recreationally. National regulations have generally failed to keep pace with the expansion of the fast-growing drone industry. [This book] traces the development of aviation laws and regulations, explains how aviation is regulated at an international and national level, considers the interrelationship between...
Author
Series
CSR volume Number 65
Publisher
Council on Foreign Relations
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Drones have become an essential part of U.S. national security strategy, but most Americans know little about how they are used, and we receive conflicting reports about their outcomes. In Drones and the Ethics of Targeted Killing, ethicist Kenneth R. Himes provides not only an overview of the role of drones in national security but also an exploration of the ethical implications of drone warfare from the impact on terrorist organizations and civilians...
Author
Publisher
Ammonite Press, an imprint of Guild of Master Craftsman Publications
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Drones are changing the way we interact with the world, and - with one of their key applications being aerial photography - the way we look at it. With over 1.5 million posts on Instagram are tagged with #drone, a revolution in photography is taking place over our heads! Drone Photography & Video Masterclass contains everything a photographer needs to take their craft confidently and expertly into the skies; and everything a drone pilot needs to master...
Author
Series
DOT/FAA/AM volume 08/23
Publisher
Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aerospace Medicine
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
"For manned aircraft, the presence of multi-sensory inputs is a given. Pilots of manned aircraft might not even be aware of the availability of several different types of sensory inputs occurring at the same time. However, it is likely that each type of input has a reinforcing effect on the others that allows for a rapid diagnosis and response of both normal and unusual events in the cockpit. The situation for the pilot of an Unmanned Aircraft System...
Author
Series
CSR volume Number 69
Publisher
Council on Foreign Relations
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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This book aims to further build capacity in the conservation community to use drones for conservation and inspire others to adapt emerging technologies for conservation.
"Increasing numbers of ecologists and conservation biologists have begun to explore the use of drone technology to obtain accurate and up-to-date data on the distribution and density of species, as well as the threats to their habitats, in their ongoing attempts to conserve and monitor...