Coming soon - Get a detailed view of why an account is flagged as spam!
view details

This post has been de-listed

It is no longer included in search results and normal feeds (front page, hot posts, subreddit posts, etc). It remains visible only via the author's post history.

8
An app that simply tells you if it is (probably) safe to fly drones at or around your GPS location
Post Body

Yes, I know, this is incredibly niche and unlikely to make any money in the short term, but I think it'd fly (GET IT?!) with a certain, ever growing group of people.

You open the app, and you're given a very simple full-screen representation of "OK to Go" or "Caution" or "No Fly Zone". Swiping to the side gives you a map of nearby (drone-reachable) locations with prominent overlay of red bars on restricted flying areas.

Ok to Go would be a go with few or no conditions - clear skies in all reachable areas.

Caution would be a go with conditions - nearby restricted airspace (within a few miles).

No go would mean your GPS location is directly in a no-fly zone.

As drone rules become more robust and public no-fly lists become a thing, those could be added as options/toggles so that a pilot can feel safe flying around an area.

Silly idea, I know, but I really wanted to share it.

Edit: Update! I believe you can find the public data from the no-fly map here: https://github.com/mapbox/drone-feedback/tree/master/sources/geojson

Author
Account Strength
100%
Account Age
17 years
Verified Email
Yes
Verified Flair
No
Total Karma
161,811
Link Karma
6,603
Comment Karma
154,938
Profile updated: 1 week ago
Posts updated: 10 months ago

Subreddit

Post Details

We try to extract some basic information from the post title. This is not always successful or accurate, please use your best judgement and compare these values to the post title and body for confirmation.
Posted
9 years ago