Comments on: NEWS FROM THE FUTURE – Drone Pilot Discovers “River of Meat Blood” http://blog.makezine.com/2012/01/27/news-from-the-future-drone-pilot-discovers-river-of-meat-blood/ DIY projects, how-tos, and inspiration from geeks, makers, and hackers Mon, 20 May 2013 19:13:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Alan Dove http://blog.makezine.com/2012/01/27/news-from-the-future-drone-pilot-discovers-river-of-meat-blood/#comment-332608 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:01:44 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=173479#comment-332608 Flight floor rules are safety regs, not privacy regs, and they apply only to full-size piloted aircraft, not small RC models.

]]> By: Craig http://blog.makezine.com/2012/01/27/news-from-the-future-drone-pilot-discovers-river-of-meat-blood/#comment-332483 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:08:27 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=173479#comment-332483 Depending on the resolution of the images in that area, (rural or urban) wouldn’t Google Earth show the same thing? In some areas Google Earth images barely make a house visible, but in my area I can see the power lines going to my garage and my grill on my patio. There obviously has been a cesspool burm built years ago for this runoff. It has been going on for years.

]]> By: skr http://blog.makezine.com/2012/01/27/news-from-the-future-drone-pilot-discovers-river-of-meat-blood/#comment-332396 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:42:47 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=173479#comment-332396 Aren’t there some privacy concerns regarding this? I dont think this would apply in this case, but iirc there are flight elevation floors and flight restrictions over residential neighborhoods.

]]> By: Daniel Kim http://blog.makezine.com/2012/01/27/news-from-the-future-drone-pilot-discovers-river-of-meat-blood/#comment-332372 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:23:16 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=173479#comment-332372 It may be illegal to take photos of farms in some states.

http://www.npr.org/2011/04/13/135369911/why-photographing-farms-could-be-criminal-behavior

]]> By: trkemp http://blog.makezine.com/2012/01/27/news-from-the-future-drone-pilot-discovers-river-of-meat-blood/#comment-332330 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:03:00 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=173479#comment-332330 The original article is here along with information on the UAS used:
http://www.suasnews.com/2012/01/11389/dallas-meat-packing-plant-investigated-after-drone-images-reveal-pollution/

]]> By: kip http://blog.makezine.com/2012/01/27/news-from-the-future-drone-pilot-discovers-river-of-meat-blood/#comment-332307 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:53:13 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=173479#comment-332307 More documentation please!

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