nrgwise
Second Officer
United States
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Here is something I can't understand: Two companies produce 'maps' of the same thing - no fly zones. Both companies relied on the same source - Airmap. Why is one (DJI) so much more restrictive than the other? Why is one (non-DJI) more accurate than the other? They both have the same source data. I am not trying to change the debate here which is why I am not identifying the other app. (a lot will know what it is anyway) I am just curious as to why DJI has chosen an implementation that applies a heavy hand at the onset and then relies on the consumer to correct that implementation for them. It seems to me a minimal implementation would have been the smarter route to take. More would be on board as more are conscientious fliers to begin with. Then they could expand the 'reach' as problem areas are identified as actually being 'problems areas.' But the implementation as I see it unfolding is just a disaster.
I just spent the last two hours or so comparing maps between DJI NFZ, DJI GEOFENCE, and ThirdParty NFZ App. Then I overlaid that comparison to maps at scale from the FAA B4UFLY. ALL of them are different. No two agree and I looked at a large section of the country (all east of the Mississippi). How are we going to have confidence in ANY system if no current systems agree - even within the same company? This should not be in beta. This should be in R&D until a real product that is reliable and at least somewhat accurate is developed. A heavy hand is not the way to start. An intelligent approach would be stick with what is known already (airports, stadiums, restricted zones) and expand as revealed to be needed or as particular event requires (holidays, events, etc.).
I have been doing RC for 4 decades. There are two approved fields close to me (very lucky as I live in a very rural area) and only with DJI's implementation in GEOFENCE are these both NFZ. I regularly go to these fileds for flying. Now, I cannot fly my Phantoms at these fields without authorization from DJI, but everyone else there, including me, can fly all our other RC craft at will. How does this even remotely make sense?
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