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Drone ‘technology’s hand is being tied behind its back’ by outdated NYC law
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<blockquote data-quote="Haye Kesteloo" data-source="post: 95175"><p><img src="https://dronedj.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/07/Drone-technologys-hand-is-being-tied-behind-its-back-by-outdated-NYC-law.jpeg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1550" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Last year we reported on how <a href="https://dronedj.com/2018/10/17/outdated-nyc-law-prohibits-drone-flying/" target="_blank">an outdated law prohibits drone flying in New York City</a>. Today, the <em>Wall Street Journal</em> writes about how drone “technology’s hand is being tied behind its back” by this decade-old law. While other cities such as Los Angeles and Chicago are embracing drone technology, New York City is falling further behind. For instance, the use of drones could save tremendous amounts of time during the five-year inspections of building facades that are currently done manually. Not having to set up scaffolding around New York high-rises also eliminates the risks involved when people have to ascend these structures to perform the mandatory inspections. Drones from companies such as <a href="https://youtu.be/hxz7BrHVRwY" target="_blank">Automodaility</a> and <a href="https://dronedj.com/2018/05/31/eli-tamanaha-co-founder-and-former-cto-dronebase-joins-precisionhawk-as-vice-president-of-strategic-initiatives/" target="_blank">PrecisionHawk</a> could do that work faster, safer, and more cheaply. The article also points out the safety concerns that industry insiders have for New York’s residents and the general public. See below for some quotes and highlights from this <em>Wall Street Journal</em> article [paywall].</p><p></p><p><a href="https://dronedj.com/2019/07/16/drone-technology-outdated-nyc-law/#more-17557" target="_blank">more…</a></p><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXQ8Rk4HPF5LZ-a0My7wDlw?sub_confirmation=1" target="_blank">Subscribe to DroneDJ on YouTube for exclusive videos</a></p> <p style="text-align: center">[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAIBw9R1g4sHMgEnc4yooPSgbuwUzxBYJ[/URL]</p><p></p><p>The post <a href="https://dronedj.com/2019/07/16/drone-technology-outdated-nyc-law/" target="_blank">Drone ‘technology’s hand is being tied behind its back’ by outdated NYC law</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dronedj.com" target="_blank">DroneDJ</a>.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://dronedj.com/2019/07/16/drone-technology-outdated-nyc-law/" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Haye Kesteloo, post: 95175"] [IMG]https://dronedj.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/07/Drone-technologys-hand-is-being-tied-behind-its-back-by-outdated-NYC-law.jpeg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1550[/IMG] Last year we reported on how [URL='https://dronedj.com/2018/10/17/outdated-nyc-law-prohibits-drone-flying/']an outdated law prohibits drone flying in New York City[/URL]. Today, the [I]Wall Street Journal[/I] writes about how drone “technology’s hand is being tied behind its back” by this decade-old law. While other cities such as Los Angeles and Chicago are embracing drone technology, New York City is falling further behind. For instance, the use of drones could save tremendous amounts of time during the five-year inspections of building facades that are currently done manually. Not having to set up scaffolding around New York high-rises also eliminates the risks involved when people have to ascend these structures to perform the mandatory inspections. Drones from companies such as [URL='https://youtu.be/hxz7BrHVRwY']Automodaility[/URL] and [URL='https://dronedj.com/2018/05/31/eli-tamanaha-co-founder-and-former-cto-dronebase-joins-precisionhawk-as-vice-president-of-strategic-initiatives/']PrecisionHawk[/URL] could do that work faster, safer, and more cheaply. The article also points out the safety concerns that industry insiders have for New York’s residents and the general public. See below for some quotes and highlights from this [I]Wall Street Journal[/I] article [paywall]. [URL='https://dronedj.com/2019/07/16/drone-technology-outdated-nyc-law/#more-17557']more…[/URL] [CENTER][URL='https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXQ8Rk4HPF5LZ-a0My7wDlw?sub_confirmation=1']Subscribe to DroneDJ on YouTube for exclusive videos[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAIBw9R1g4sHMgEnc4yooPSgbuwUzxBYJ[/URL][/CENTER] The post [URL='https://dronedj.com/2019/07/16/drone-technology-outdated-nyc-law/']Drone ‘technology’s hand is being tied behind its back’ by outdated NYC law[/URL] appeared first on [URL='https://dronedj.com']DroneDJ[/URL]. [url="https://dronedj.com/2019/07/16/drone-technology-outdated-nyc-law/"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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