Monthly Drone | MEASURE AUSTRALIA
Announcement posted by Measure Australia 06 Sep 2016
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From planning road-rules for the skies to gifting solar-powered drones to the Pope, drones are not disappearing from news headlines anytime soon.
This was a quirky month for drones worldwide, with Domino’s successfully completing its first drone pizza delivery, British prisons intercepting illegal deliveries of their own and Zuckerberg gifting Pope Francis a solar-powered drone.
However, the more serious undertone of drone regulations also took centre stage on a global scale. The U.S. made a bold move to allow commercial drones to fly without needing a special waiver. Additionally, it is evident that we can forecast some busy skies in the coming years with NASA presenting a drone traffic plan to America’s Federal Aviation Administration by the end of 2019.
With the U.S. planning for a drone centric future it begs the question, are Australian regulators planning for our drone-filled future? The Australian helicopter industry has recently expressed its concern on the matter claiming mid-air collisions are only a matter of time. Furthermore, concern is growing that no drone zones are being ignored by hobbyists. Only last week, a drone collided with a car on the Harbour Bridge bringing these fears to fruition.
Aonghus Stevens, Chief Technology Officer of Australia’s leading drone service provider; Measure Australia, states: “Drones are rapidly entering the mainstream and while regulators here and abroad are working hard to keep up there is still a lot of work to be done to avoid potentially catastrophic collisions.”
Measure Australia is Australia’s leading drone service provider with national clients in insurance, real estate, agriculture, mining, infrastructure and telecommunications industries. To learn more, visit measureaustralia.com.au.
If you would like to speak to a drone expert from Measure Australia on any of the stories and issues outlined above or any other issue related to drones, please contact:
Daniel Anderson
Account Director
0418 686 775
daniel@closer.com.au
Rachael Blasina
Account Co-Ordinator
0428 073 703
rachael@closer.com.au
This was a quirky month for drones worldwide, with Domino’s successfully completing its first drone pizza delivery, British prisons intercepting illegal deliveries of their own and Zuckerberg gifting Pope Francis a solar-powered drone.
However, the more serious undertone of drone regulations also took centre stage on a global scale. The U.S. made a bold move to allow commercial drones to fly without needing a special waiver. Additionally, it is evident that we can forecast some busy skies in the coming years with NASA presenting a drone traffic plan to America’s Federal Aviation Administration by the end of 2019.
With the U.S. planning for a drone centric future it begs the question, are Australian regulators planning for our drone-filled future? The Australian helicopter industry has recently expressed its concern on the matter claiming mid-air collisions are only a matter of time. Furthermore, concern is growing that no drone zones are being ignored by hobbyists. Only last week, a drone collided with a car on the Harbour Bridge bringing these fears to fruition.
Aonghus Stevens, Chief Technology Officer of Australia’s leading drone service provider; Measure Australia, states: “Drones are rapidly entering the mainstream and while regulators here and abroad are working hard to keep up there is still a lot of work to be done to avoid potentially catastrophic collisions.”
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Measure Australia is Australia’s leading drone service provider with national clients in insurance, real estate, agriculture, mining, infrastructure and telecommunications industries. To learn more, visit measureaustralia.com.au.
If you would like to speak to a drone expert from Measure Australia on any of the stories and issues outlined above or any other issue related to drones, please contact:
Daniel Anderson
Account Director
0418 686 775
daniel@closer.com.au
Rachael Blasina
Account Co-Ordinator
0428 073 703
rachael@closer.com.au