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GEO/EAR 400/600 - Introduction to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (SPRING 2018): Home

Links to resources pertaining to UAVs

Reference titles

FAA - Advisory Circular 107-2
Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge
Here is the full text of the handbook.
Remote Pilot – Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Airman Certification Standards
FAA Regulations

Journals / Newsfeeds

UAV Expert News
The leading source for unmanned aerial vehicle and drone news, information, and education.
Drones and Society
Explore the ways that drones are being imagined and made real in various realms of society
Mapping Matters
From the ASPRS
Drones

Engineering Village
Allows users to search Inspec, Compendex, GEOBASE, and GeoRef, simultaneously or alone. Covers the fields of physics, electronics, computing, control engineering and information technology and includes journal articles, conference proceedings, patents, and dissertations from 1898 to present.
Applied Science and Technology Full Text
Trade, professional and technical society journals and magazines, covering applied sciences, computing, engineering and more from 1983 to present.

USA.GOV
Find timely, needed government information and services.

Resources

Websites

Drones 101
Drone Definition
FAA
FAA Drone Zone
Register your drone.
NOAA - ADDS Flightpath Tool

Data

SenseFly
Some example Data sets to download
VFR raster charts
Sectional charts and other maps
FAA Aeronautincal Chart Users Guide

Weather

NOAA - Weather Prediction Center
Surface Maps
NOAA - Weather Prediction Center
Winter Weather Forecasts
Daily Weather Map
Today's current weather map plus access to historical daily maps back to 2002
NOAA - National Weather Service
National Maps mapping link
Weather Station symbols
Aviation Weather Center

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