[UAS] DJI drones vs American drones

[Rahr, Matt - (rahr)]

Hey Rebecca and Brian,

Let's ask the UAS User Group. We just bought a DJI Mavic 3 and have two other DJI drones, and agree, they're great for the price.

From: Beers, Rebecca - (rebeccabeers) <rebeccabeers at arizona.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2022 12:31 PM
To: Rahr, Matt - (rahr) <rahr at ag.arizona.edu>
Cc: Gootee, Brian F. - (bgootee) <bgootee at arizona.edu>
Subject: DJI drones vs American drones

Hi Matt,

This is Rebecca Beers at the AZ Geological Survey. My colleague (Brian-copied) and I are curious if the University has a recommendation on an American-made drone? We are looking to purchase a new drone for our department, but I remember an email coming out a while ago stating that the University may not allow Chinese-made drone (DJI) in the future over concerns of metadata leaks. Have you heard anything else on this? We really like our seamless functionality of DJI, but we are curious if you have found any American-made drones with similar capabilities as the DJI drones? Or has the University stepped back on the concerns of DJI metadata leaks?

Thank you, and we appreciate any guidance you have on this,
-Becky


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Rebecca Beers
Research Geologist III
Arizona Geological Survey,
University of Arizona
www.azgs.arizona.edu<http://www.azgs.arizona.edu>
rebeccabeers at email.arizona.edu<mailto:rebeccabeers at email.arizona.edu>

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