CNN signed an agreement\u00a0with the Federal Aviation Administration to explore the use of drones in “news-gathering and reporting.”<\/p>\n
ACCORDING TO CNN.COM:<\/p>\n
“CNN has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRDA) with the Federal Aviation Administration to advance efforts to integrate Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) into newsgathering and reporting.<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n The cooperation arrangement will integrate efforts from CNN’s existing research partnership with the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI).\u00a0Coordination between and among CNN, GTRI and the FAA has already begun.\u00a0The FAA will use data collected from this initiative to formulate a framework for various types of UAVs to be safely integrated into newsgathering operations.<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n “Our aim is to get beyond hobby-grade equipment and to establish what options are available and workable to produce high quality video journalism using various types of UAVs and camera setups,\u201d said CNN Senior Vice President David Vigilante.\u00a0\u201cOur hope is that these efforts contribute to the development of a vibrant ecosystem where operators of various types and sizes can safely operate in the US airspace.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cUnmanned aircraft offer news organizations significant opportunities,\u201d said FAA Administrator Michael Huerta. \u201cWe hope this agreement with CNN and the work we are doing with other news organizations and associations will help safely integrate unmanned newsgathering technology and operating procedures into the National Airspace System.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" CNN signed an agreement\u00a0with the Federal Aviation Administration to explore the use of drones in “news-gathering and reporting.” ACCORDING TO CNN.COM: “CNN has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRDA) with the Federal Aviation Administration to advance efforts to integrate Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) into newsgathering and reporting. \u00a0 The cooperation arrangement will […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5409,"featured_media":25871,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n