Aviation & Regulations
Drone Mapping Without a Surveyor License: What's Legal
Part 107 authorizes you to fly. It does not authorize you to survey. Where the line is, how states draw it, and how to operate legally in the gray zone.
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Tag Archive
Part 107
4 articles on Part 107. Field-tested methodology from a GIS scientist with M.S. GIS, FAA Part 107, and 10+ years of geospatial work.
Consumer Drone Mapping
Drone Mapping vs. Land Surveying: Where the Legal Lines Are
FAA regulates the flight, states regulate the data. Learn where drone mapping crosses into surveying law, which states enforce, and the safe business model.
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Aviation & Regulations
United 737 Struck a Drone at 3,000 ft Over San Diego
United Flight 1980 reported striking a red drone on approach to San Diego International Airport. Here's what the incident reveals about mixed airspace risk and what every Part 107 operator needs to understand.
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Field Operations
The Pre-Flight Checklist for Drone Mapping
Pre-flight checklist for drone surveys: airspace verification, weather assessment, equipment inspection. Part 1 of the 7-phase drone mapping checklist series.
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