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Friday's activities, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. were reserved for middle and
high school groups, the news media and community leaders. Saturday is
Community Day, with activities open to the public from 9 a.m. until noon.
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The PSL's Technical Analysis and Applications Center, located at the
airport, is working with NASA and others to test UAV technologies and to
develop certification and regulatory standards for remotely operated
aircraft. The TAAC also hosts an annual international symposium on UAV
technologies. |
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Potential uses for UAVs include agricultural and environmental monitoring,
disaster monitoring, aerial photography and mapping, scientific research,
law enforcement activities and telecommunications relay. Essentially, UAVs
are flying robots, capable of performing tasks that may be too dull or
dangerous for human pilots, said PSL's Steve Hottman |