I wondered how people taking students out on fieldwork might make use of something like the AR Drone…
For doing remote HD filming/imaging of locations…
…and flips! (rad!)
It’s not cheap, mind. And the range and battery life are limited (although it’s tricky to find out exact numbers from the product’s homepage).
Plus, we should probably have a think about the safety and privacy issues of drones in private hands with cameras in built-up areas!
But if you used it as an additional tool for surveying a location from elevated angles there could be all sorts of useful applications. In a limited sense it could be used to improve accessibility to some difficult-to-reach landscape features.
Definitely need to get one to test in the office! 😉