Image can be everything
January 1, 2013 in Grand Forks Herald
A new program at Northland Community and Technical College this semester boasts of employing students virtually anywhere and it’s nearly free of cost. Continue Reading
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U.S. needs limits on use of drones
December 6, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Unmanned aircraft systems are hugely important for the future of Grand Forks. The field is sure to see spectacular growth, companies will want to “cluster” near UAS centers at universities and military bases and Grand Forks fills those bills. Continue Reading
Grand Forks County sheriff gets drone license
December 5, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
With an FAA license in hand, the Sheriff’s Department will be able to fly up to 400 feet high in 16 northeast North Dakota counties. Officials emphasize search and rescue, and flood fighting. Continue Reading
UND committee developing UAS compliance standards
November 21, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
UND’s UAS Research Compliance Committee, the first of its kind in the nation, is sorting through ethical and privacy issues to develop UAS compliance standards, a document that could become a national model. Continue Reading
Hoeven touts Grand Forks area’s unmanned aircraft capability to industry execs
November 1, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., brings Northrop Grumman officials to Grand Forks Air Force Base and UND hoping to attract more business developments. Continue Reading
FAA opens UAS range at Camp Grafton
July 25, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Passersby should hardly notice, but by early October, unmanned Predator aircraft will be aiming lasers at ground targets at Camp Grafton South near New Rockford, N.D. Continue Reading
Hoeven: N.D. still in lead for UAS test sites
July 18, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Grand Forks should be among the leading candidates to land a test site that will help integrate unmanned aircraft systems with manned aircraft in national airspace, Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., said Wednesday. Continue Reading
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Hoeven: GF AFB Well-positioned for Pick as UAS Test Site
July 18, 2012 in WDAZ
GRAND FORKS (WDAZ-TV) – The Grand Forks Air Force Base is in the running to become one of six test sites nationwide that will fly Unmanned Aircrafts in commercial airspace. Continue Reading
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Conduct Code for Unmanned Aircraft Unveiled
July 3, 2012 in WDAZ
PITTSBURGH (AP) A trade group for drone aircraft manufacturers and operators has released the industry’s first code of conduct in response to growing privacy concerns.
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Drones at home raise fear of surveillance society
June 19, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Thousands of drones patrolling U.S. skies? Predictions that multitudes of unmanned aircraft could be flying here within a decade are raising the specter of a “surveillance society” in which no home or backyard would be off limits to prying eyes overhead. Law enforcement, oil companies, farmers, real estate agents and many others have seen the technology that was pioneered on battlefields, and they are eager to put it to use. Continue Reading
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