A Moving Target: What You Need to Know About Drone Regulations

The drones are coming!

With 2.5 million drones sold in the U.S. in 2016 and annual drone sales expected to reach 7 million by 2020, the laws and rules that govern unmanned aerial systems (UAS) could one day be as important to know as your local tax code. In the July issue of EARTH, University of Kansas Professor William C. Johnson and graduate student Dakota J. Burt write an introduction to drone regulations, highlighting the ever-shifting legal landscape, which has implications for hobbyists, commercial drone pilots, and geoscientists.

Read it now in EARTH Magazine, online at https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/comment-moving-target-what-you-need-know-about-drone-regulations

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