A hand-launched UAV called Puma just made history — its now known as the first drone to get the Federal Aviation Administrations seal of approval to do commercial flights over land. Puma, which was originally designed for military use by California company AeroVironment, has been doing surveillance work at the Prudhoe Bay oil field in Alaska since June 8th. In particular, its using its onboard sensors to make 3D models of BP Exploration Inc.
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