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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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    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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    Super simple autonomous flights with object avoidance (beta testers wanted)

    How it Works In as little as three taps do autonomous orbits with object avoidance. 1) Tap on an object - like a building. 2) Optionally adjust height, radius, and speed of your orbit. 3) Fly. Beta testing: If you fly in the US with an Android device we are looking for beta testers. Device...
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    Ever almost hit an overhead power line?

    We (Hivemapper) are getting ready to release 750,000 miles of overhead power line data throughout the US. The initial release will have location of the lines and then a follow-on release will add the heights for the towers and lines. We are looking for folks with an Android device to help us...
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    Product design feedback for displaying building heights

    Hivemapper-building-heights-heatmap by Ariel@Hivemapper posted Nov 24, 2015 at 4:19 PM Lots of people like that fact that Hivemapper has over 10 million building heights and counting :) What they and frankly we don't like is that it the user experiences requires somebody to process lots of...