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drone geo fences… pretty cool maybe one day we’ll have them for wilderness areas

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Loki Cuthbert BPL Member
PostedFeb 5, 2015 at 5:43 pm

and they weigh close to nothing since they're just stored data… super duper ultralight.

http://www.wired.com/2015/02/white-house-drone/

"With all the attention surrounding the White House landing, DJI felt it had to take action. So last Thursday it pushed a “mandatory firmware update” for its Phantom 2 that would prevent the drone from flying in a 15.5 mile radius of the White House. So far it’s the only drone-maker installing what’s known as GPS geofencing

The technique is not new to DJI. The company first added no-fly zones to its firmware in April of last year to deter newbie pilots from zipping into the restricted airspace over airports, where they might interfere with departing and arriving aircraft"

PostedFeb 5, 2015 at 5:48 pm

Might work for the rookies, but the bad guys will have it hacked an hour out of the box.

PostedFeb 6, 2015 at 7:28 am

Too bad the FCC makes jamming devices illegal or you could just setup a jammer for cell and GPS signals. No yakking on the phone or drones!

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