Drones on the Rez

In this week’s Podcast, Georgette Palmer Smith,Executive Director of the Native learning Center and David Cranmer, RCDD, President of 3rd Rock Air discuss the usage of unmanned aerial vehicles, better know as UAV or drones, in Indian country in various housing related projects. There are many benefits of resorting to drones in community development projects including consistently lower operational costs; lower operational risk to development workers, reservation residents, and infrastructure; Quicker, more efficient planning and implementation of projects; and Higher quality data available in larger quantities. Also 5 benefits of drones that might surprise you include: - They can save lives. - They can support law enforcement. - They can contribute to safe infrastructure maintenance and management. - They can streamline agriculture management. - They can give media access to hard-to-reach places.