Beware low flying drones

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moss M
moss Aug 14, 2014 08:51:18

Interesting. Given Chris/Scubi's delightful panorama over Silbury with his drone camera, taking to the air is catching on.....

"University of Leicester to explore the potential use of drones in archaeology;"

"How could drones help archaeologists better understand the heritage landscape? A new project at the University of Leicester is about to try and find out".


http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/archaeology/art494418-University-of-Leicester-to-explore-the-potential-use-of-drones-in-archaeology

S Sanctuary
Sanctuary Aug 14, 2014 10:16:49
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moss wrote:
Interesting. Given Chris/Scubi's delightful panorama over Silbury with his drone camera, taking to the air is catching on.....

"University of Leicester to explore the potential use of drones in archaeology;"

"How could drones help archaeologists better understand the heritage landscape? A new project at the University of Leicester is about to try and find out".


http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/archaeology/art494418-University-of-Leicester-to-explore-the-potential-use-of-drones-in-archaeology

And if they do catch on in archaeology the next step will be to make it illegal for Joe Public to do the same anywhere near a Scheduled Monument no doubt.

M moss
moss Aug 15, 2014 09:26:12
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This time little sputniks in Peru... No it is still a drone. Heaven forbid that I should say that these drone/cameras remind me of those wretched radio cars that ran out of battery power in about 5 minutes years ago - so I won't
but my son's one obviously deeply scarred my soul!


http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/14/arts/design/drones-are-used-to-patrol-endangered-archaeological-sites.html?_r=0