HOW IMPORTANT IS IT THAT DRONES BE COMPATIBLE WITH GPS?

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HOW IMPORTANT IS IT THAT DRONES BE COMPATIBLE
WITH GPS?
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• For those of you who are new to the world of
  droneswhere have you been?! Drones, or unmanned
  aerial vehicles, have taken oven the recreational
  world and are already being used in many
  industries, such as e-commerce, real estate and
  movie making to name but a few.
• Drones come in many different designs, sizes and
  with varying technological features, and if
  youre looking to purchase one for yourself, a
  lot will obviously depend on your budget. Some of
  the major features of drones that will affect
  their price, are such things as camera specs,
  social media compatibility and in-built tech like
  processors and storage.

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• One feature that is important to a drone though,
  is GPS compatibility. Most drones at the top end
  of the budget scale, have GPS compatibility,
  while those at the lower end, do not.
• So, is it worth paying extra for this feature?
  Here, we look at how important it is that a drone
  be compatible with GPS
• What will you be using your drone for?
• If youre going to be flying your drone only at
  home or perhaps at the office, then the chances
  of it crashing or flying away are greatly
  reduced, making the need for GPS compatibility,
  equally reduced.

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• However, if youre going to be flying your drone
  in public places or taking it on vacation with
  you, then this feature becomes vastly more
  important.
• To help you decide if GPS is going to be
  important in the drone that you want to buy,
  listed below are some of the features of GPS
  connected drones
• Some features of GPS enabled drones
• Position hold
• This feature is increasingly being used in the
  smaller drones, and gives them the ability to be
  able to hover above the ground in one place.

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• If you were to fly your drone and have it hover
  seven feet above the ground, it would hold that
  altitude and location even when youre not
  holding on to the control.
• This feature is particularly handy for novices
  who may begin flying their drone, and then
  suddenly realise that they dont know what they
  want it to do next, where they want it to go, or
  how to avoid an upcoming obstacle.
• Return to home
• Common in mid-range drones, this feature enables
  drones to return to the point

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• from which it took off in case of an emergency,
  should you lose the signal, or its battery level
  is dangerously low.
• This feature is usually enabled at the touch of a
  button, which can be reassuring for novices.
• Autonomous flight
• An autonomous flight is possible when GPS
  locations are established on your computer or
  hand-held device, and then when you say go, the
  drone flies off on a predetermined route without
  you even needing to touch the controls.

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• Object avoidance
• Newer and higher priced drones come with safe
  flight technology, which allows drone operators
  to appoint areas where they dont want their
  drone to fly, and this can (and should) include
  airports and other restricted air spaces, which
  can get you into a whole lot of trouble!
• So, in conclusion, you can see from the features
  above that having a GPS enabled drone is of great
  advantage, particularly to novice operators, but
  of course your budget may restrict you as to how
  many of these features your new drone might
  possess.

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