Airspace rules and permits
Staying clear of crewed aircraft
The highest-consequence risk in UAV operations, and the one most easily avoided entirely.
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Airspace rules and permits
Search and rescue
What drones contribute to a search
Real capability and real limits, and how a drone team fits into an incident command structure.
Search and rescue
Drones in disaster response
Floods, landslides and storms — rapid assessment, damage mapping and supporting the relief effort.
Survey and mapping
Surveying construction sites and tracking progress
Earthwork volumes, progress records and condition surveys — where drone survey pays for itself fastest.