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Drones—Up in the Air?
Author(s) -
Steinmeyer Edwin A.,
Fiveash John L.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.5942/jawwa.2014.106.0103
Subject(s) - drone , aeronautics , computer security , computer science , advertising , meteorology , remote sensing , engineering , geography , business , biology , genetics
Drones, or unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) as they are officially known, seem to be everywhere these days, particularly in the news. Almost weekly there are reports of new uses being found or proposed for UASs. Delivering packages and textbooks, filming television shows and movies, and even traveling into the eyes of hurricanes to collect data are some of the tasks being assigned to UASs. Probably of more interest to the readers of this journal, UASs can be used for aerial and three‐dimensional mapping, monitoring water facilities, use, levels, and flows, and collecting any kind of data at any location. But likely the most asked questions these days are who can operate a UAS and under what circumstances.