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xyHt Weekly News Recap: 04/09/2021
Virtual Surveyor and Dropbox Form Partnership SkyTask Gets FAA Waiver for BVLOS Operations Amazon Becomes USGIF Strategic-Level Member

xyHt Weekly News Links: 01/29/2021
ASPRS 2021 Conference Goes Virtual Ghana Launches National Map of Forests and Land Use Big Changes to Drone Regulations by FAA Coming

xyHt Weekly News Links: 07/24/20
Geo Week announces 2021 dates in Denver, CO FAA and Switzerland Agree to Drone Safety Standards Contest for Drone-based Application Ideas Cepton Continue Global Expansion Emesent Launches Innovative Underground Drone Flight Terrestrial Laser Scanning with Real-Time Data Analytics for Avalanche Forecasting TDI-Brooks Completes Two (2) Environmental Post-Operations Surveys (EPOS) in Mexico GPI Geospatial Expands Airborne...

The Cost of Compliance: FAA’s NPRM Remote ID: Part Two
Due to a scheduling issue, the January 21st issue of Pangaea (including part one of this series) was published only online. Here’s the link to part one. In part one of this series, we looked at the basics of the FAA’s Remote ID (RID) plan as outlined in its notice of proposed rule-making (NPRM). Now...

Drone Laws in Kenya
What to Expect in 2020 Drone enthusiasts in Kenya have been treated to a tumultuous love affair by the government. The affair started way back in 2015 when the craze for drones in various parts of the world caught on with a section of the Kenyan population. They started importing drones for commercial activities such...

New (and Proposed) Rules for Drones
The FAA has imposed a significant new rule on drone identification and has proposed two new rules that could, when enacted, change the UAS operations landscape. New UAS Marking Rules While UAS identification rules have been the law of the land for some time, last month these rules have been revised. Drones weighing more than...