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Drones in society : exploring the strange new world of unmanned aircraft / Ron Bartsch, James Coyne and Katherine Gray.

The integration of drones into society has attracted unprecedented attention throughout the world. The change, for aviation, has been described as being equally as big as the arrival of the jet engine. This book examines the issues that surround this change, for our society and the legal frameworks...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Authors: Bartsch, Ronald I. C., 1954- (Author), Coyne, James, 1952- (Author), Gray, Katherine, 1972- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2017.
Subjects:
Drone aircraft.
Table of Contents:
  • The rise of the drones
  • introduction
  • From battlefield to backyard
  • development of unmanned aircraft
  • Harnessing the beast
  • UAS regulation
  • Global harmonization
  • ICAO
  • The good, the bad and the ugly : UAS applications
  • Eyes in the sky
  • invasion of privacy
  • Big brother is watching
  • drone terrorism and security issues
  • To err is human
  • human factors
  • A case for the drones
  • case studies + technological developments
  • Where no-on has gone before
  • the future with drones
  • Keeping up with the drones'
  • how to get 'into' (be part of) the drone movement.

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