The UK government has recently announced their plans to introduce new drone legislation that is going to require that drone owners register their devices.
Under the new arrangement, anyone who owns a drone that weighs more than 250 grams (8 oz), will need to register that device with the state.
Along with the new changes will also be some requirements for drone owners to take an assessment test regarding safety awareness. The drone owners will need to have passed that test in order to operate their drones with the right permission.
It isn't clear yet exactly how citizens will be able to go about completing the drone registration process. They've suggested that the public might be able to sign up through online sources or through apps, the details on the plan are still being sorted out.
The government will also be looking to ramp up development of no-fly zones that are going to be using geo-fencing technology around prisons and airport areas.
There have been a number of complaints around the world about drone owners flying their drones too close to airports, or about prisoners being able to gain access to prohibited items through drone delivery to the prison. It's no surprise then that some would be working on a system to try and guard property areas like this.
Drone complaints in the UK alone have allegedly increased by over 325 percent.
Aside from issues with airports and prisons, concerns for drones interfering with flight paths etc, there have also been a large amount of complaints from the public on intrusive drones in various neighborhoods. Some disgruntled citizens have even taken to vandalizing drones that they felt were intruding on their property or privacy.
According to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) for the UK, the majority of drone operators in the UK (about 62 percent of them) are operating their drones just for fun, while there are many others using it for occupational purposes. Surprisingly, a majority of them think that there should be a recommended or minimum age required when it comes to using a drone.
It's also been found that most consumers in the UK, about 69 percent, feel that retailers should be responsible for drone education. And for many drone operators, this is where their first point of education is. Consumers report having a positive outlook on the use of drones for many different tasks/industries, like traffic monitoring, agriculture, emergency health services, and power line inspection.
UK consumers report having a positive outlook on the use of drones for many different tasks/industries, like traffic monitoring, agriculture, emergency health services, and power line inspection.
When it comes to the younger crowd, those 18-34, they've used words like “innovative,” “useful,” “futuristic,” and “modern” to describe drones. While older consumers, those 35-54+, have used words like “unregulated” and “dangerous” when it comes to how they feel about the technology.
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Sources:
https://techcrunch.com/2017/07/22/drone-registration-coming-to-the-uk/
http://www.businessinsider.com/uk-government-is-clamping-down-on-drone-owners-2017-7
https://phys.org/news/2017-07-uk-tighten-drone.html
http://dronesafe.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/CAA_Consumer_Drone_Users_report.pdf
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