The largest manufacturers of multirotors add support for prohibited areas

Popular manufacturers of multirotors, 3D Robotics and DJI, are starting to collaborate with the AirMap mapping service , which provides information on the availability of areas where drones should not fly. This is the next step towards ensuring the safety of unmanned aerial vehicles that are constantly gaining in popularity.

DJI already had a GEO (Geospatial Environment Online) system, which prohibits multicopter flights in certain places. But the AirMap provides more complete data, updated in real time, which helps to avoid unpleasant incidents. A bunch of manufacturers and cartographers will have to earn in December for the drones Phantom, Inspire and Matrice.

Now multicopter accidentally does not fly into the forbidden zone. Zones are divided into two types - absolutely forbidden (for example, military installations, airports, prisons, power plants, etc.), and zones into which you can fly "at your own peril and risk." However, previously for this, the UAV owner will need to register on the DJI website with his credit card so that in case of problems he can be held responsible.

3D Robotics also began to partner with AirMap, and are introducing support for their information in their Solo mobile app. If the user launches this application, being not far from the area where flights are prohibited, he will receive a warning.

These measures were not announced by chance: on November 20, the deadline set by the Ministry of Transport for the UAV commission expires. The commission was to issue recommendations on the safe use of drones. Representatives of both companies participated in the commission.

Among other things, a proposal was made for the voluntary registration of drones weighing more than 250 grams. Registration is proposed to be carried out on a special government website or in a mobile application, after which the owners of the drones will need to independently install a registration sign with an identifier on their device.

Due to the growing popularity of such a hobby as the launch of drones, incidents with them occur more often. In Taiwan, a flight enthusiast's drone crashed into a skyscraper. In the United States, a man is tried because he shot down an alien multicopter from a gun , hovering over his site. In California, drones prevented putting out a fire, creating a danger to helicopter firefighters. And a few days ago in Seattle, an UAV crashed into a Ferris wheel and damaged property.