Recent content by Andy@hivemapper

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    Flying Drone in and around Atlanta

    Hey all - looks like I need to revise the Top 10 list. I just learned about the 5 mile radius from the Governor's Mansion, which takes out most anything in the city and the state park rule was not something that came up in my research either. I'll work on updating the list and hopefully round 2...
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    Top 10 Places to Fly a Drone for Most Cities

    The maps are a general view of the area with NFZ that you can find on Hivemapper. The places to fly are in the blogs and listed out.
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    Flying Drone in and around Atlanta

    @DeputyDawg - I'm actually located in California and have been putting together these lists for Hivemapper. It's tough to find good places to fly and we want to help with flying safely.
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    Top 10 Places to Fly a Drone for Most Cities

    Hey y'all - we've put together a number of Top 10 Places to Fly a Drone lists for cities across the US. Check it out and let me know what you think. Also - let me know if any need to be updated due to new ordinances or laws. Some (like Los Angeles) definitely need to be updated and I'm working...
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    Atlanta (Metro)

    After some research - here is a good top 10 list for where to fly in Atlanta.
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    Flying Drone in and around Atlanta

    If you're still looking for place to fly - check out this Top 10 list for Atlanta.
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    Phantom Flyers in Atlanta GA

    If you need inspiration - here is a great list of Top 10 Places to fly in Atlanta
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    Flying for the first time

    @tjshelton - thanks for pointing that out - I'll take a look into it. If you have footage of any location, we'd love to see it uploaded and transformed into 3D!
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    Flying for the first time

    Check out our openings on Angel List. If you want to add video - anyone can. I'll be uploading some of my own video this week and writing about it for my next post.
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    Flying for the first time

    Flying for the First Time - Blog Hey y'all - I work for Hivemapper - an awesome drone mapping company in the Bay Area. I am jumping into the drone community and trying to: meet as many drone pilots as I can; help spread the word about how awesome drones are; introduce Hivemapper to everyone...
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    Where to fly - Orange County, Southern California

    Just dropping this in in case any one is still searching for a place to fly - Top 10 places to fly in Orange County by Hivemapper.
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    any vegas restrictions?

    Top 10 Places to Fly in Vegas
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    Hello, I am new and have a question on No Fly Zones

    If you're looking for places to fly your drone in Las Vegas, check out the Hivemapper Top 10 Places to Fly list.
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    Droning in San Diego's complicated airspace

    Hi dfphoto, I would check with the local air traffic control tower. My understanding that if it is not within 5 miles of an airport then the class B airspace applies to an altitude level over the FAA regulated 400'. I can't promise anything here so I recommend reaching out to an ATCT in San...
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    Hivemapper

    Hey Allen - have you had a chance to try out the app? It does not have all for completely autonomous flight. There is an option to create an orbit of a location that results in autonomous flight. The big advantage is that the app will alert you of any obstructions based on your flight height...