Should privately owned aircraft have the right to fly over your property and take photographic images?
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_Privately_ owned aircraft actually can NOT take closeup images of property without given special provision first from multiple federal and local gov. agencies (In the US and Canada as far I know anyways). Federal and State gov. air craft however unfortunately CAN do just about whatever they want subject to where their jurisdiction ends.
Private companies that take media of land below are bound by laws (Not just in the US but other places as well) where they can only get so close and have so much of a refined photo.
This is the same for private aerial satellite agencies EG: GeoEye (And Parent companies) etc etc....
If you would like more specific information about arial photography laws, Let me know and I'll track down some more specific info for you.
I know Its a pain in the but to have planes fly over and always having to worry if or not your dirty laundry is going to be featured in the next Barbra Walters special. But I would rather have the attention lately, especially to keep us safe and have safeguards in place to do so.
I really hope this doesn't turn you off.
Worse case scenario , you grab some old tires and start a fire ;o)
( Or something to this affect but much more environmentally friend ;o) )
Kind Regards,
@XDS
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If there was a law against taking photos from the air, how would we collect news and information that is valueable to the public? For example, there is a group that takes photos of the california coast to protect it and they were in a lawsuit with Babs.... more details here: http://www.californiacoastline.org/streisand/lawsuit.html
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If there was a law against taking photos from the air, how would we collect news and information that is valueable to the public? For example, there is a group that takes photos of the california coast to protect it and they were in a lawsuit with Babs.... more details here: http://www.californiacoastline.org/streisand/lawsuit.html
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Hey thanks allot really.
I'd really like to get a followup on this at some later time, i'm very reasonably educated about the subject, and would love to discuss further about this.
I have also heard that some places sell infrared equipment that can be used to help with privacy.
Let me know your thoughts further and maybe we can atleast touch base on some basic preventative privacy mechanisms.