Unmanned drones coming to N.J. skies as FAA names test sites

[proverbialwisdom]

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Source: By Ed Beeson/The Star-Ledger

on December 30, 2013 at 2:03 PM, updated December 30, 2013 at 2:42 PM

Drone aircraft soon will be taking to New Jersey’s skies in experiments that could lead to their wider use.

The Federal Aviation Administration this morning announced the six operators of test sites across the nation that will be conducting research on unmanned civilian drones with an eye to introducing them into the nation’s airways.

One of the winning proposals came from Virginia Tech, which says it plans to run test sites in New Jersey in conjunction with Rutgers University, as well as Virginia.

The FAA’s William J. Hughes Technical Center in Egg Harbor Township also will be “the lead facilitator of data collected from each of the six test sites,” according to Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-2nd), who hailed the FAA’s announcement in a statement.

Read more: http://www.nj.com/business/index.ssf/2013/12/unmanned_drones_to_take_to_nj_skies_as_faa_names_test_sites_for_drone_research.html#incart_river_default

[proverbialwisdom]

1. This article is also currently on the homepage of nj.com posing an interesting juxtaposition.

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2013/12/new_jersey_is_the_11th_most-populous_state_in_the_country.html#incart_river_default

New Jersey is the 11th most-populous state in the country
Print By Alex Napoliello/NJ.com

on December 30, 2013 at 2:05 PM, updated December 30, 2013 at 2:06 PM

Census Bureau data released today shows that the population in New Jersey continued to rise.

The figures released today estimated the Garden State’s population at 8,899,339 as of July 1, 2013. That’s an increase of about 31,600 from a year earlier. However, the latest figures show an increase of 107,445 residents from April 1, 2010.

New Jersey is the 11th most-populous state in the country. California is No. 1 with a population of 38,332,521. Texas is No. 2 (26,448,193) followed by New York (19,651,127). The least-populous state in the country is Wyoming with a population of 582,658.

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[SoapBox]

2. Good...

They can keep an eye on Gov. Crispy Creme.

[blkmusclmachine]

3. Why not skip to where the Gov wants to eventually go anyway--mandatory chipping of all individuals

[OKNancy]

4. Locking- this is a duplicate topic of a previous post

Here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014684730

Please add this article to the previous thread.
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