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News story from : https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-powers-for-police-to-address-illegal-and-unsafe-use-of-drones
New powers for police to address illegal and unsafe use of drones
this post originally appeared : href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-transport">Department for Transport, Civil Aviation Authority, Innovate UK, and Baroness Sugg CBE Part of:Aviation and airportsPublished:26 November 2017
New safety laws to help put the UK at the forefront of drone technology development.
Police are set to be given powers to prevent the unsafe or criminal use of drones as part of a new package of legislation.
The measures are intended to allow drone users to continue flying safely and legally, helping to place the UK at the forefront of the fast-growing drone industry. This will also pave the way for the devices to be harnessed for a range of uses by businesses and public services.
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Researchers map New Zealand landslides with satellites, drones, helicopters, hiking boots
This post originally appeared on http://phys.org/news/2016-12-zealand-landslides-satellites-drones-helicopters.html.
A University of Michigan-led team of geologists and engineers is mapping surface ruptures and some of the tens of thousands of landslides triggered by last month’s magnitude-7.8 earthquake in New Zealand.
The high-resolution digital topographic maps the researchers create will help response teams in New Zealand determine which landslides pose the greatest threat for future sliding and for river damming that can lead to catastrophic flooding. The project is also viewed as a training exercise for future large earthquakes anticipated in places like Southern California.
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