While it’s been nearly a year since the Federal Aviation Administration started issuing more licenses for civilian drone operations, technology is now trying to keep up with restrictions placed on the unmanned aerial vehicles.
More and more systems are being developed to make sure drones — both commercial and hobbyists — don’t stray into FAA restricted air space in areas such as airports or military installations. With that, so-called “geofencing” is being added to drones, either with components being fixed to the device or through mobile applications that control their flights.
Geofencing is basically a virtual perimeter programmed with GPS data that keeps drones from veering into restricted air space …
http://jacksonville.com/metro/business/2017-07-29/new-drone-apps-technology-create-invisible-fences
Jacksonville.com | July 29, 2017
