Florida recently passed a new drone law, which is thesecond one in my home state. The first drone law, passed in 2013, blocked most state agenciesfrom flying an unmanned aircraft system (UAS), better known as adrone, for any purpose, even basic research.

No one was targeting the commercial drone industry in 2013. Theconsequences of the law came from a lack of awareness about theways drone technology can change the world.

The 2015 law signed by thegovernor on May 14 is quite different, however. Its provisionsdirectly impact commercial operations, but its full consequencesare unclear at the moment. We can only begin to guess what theymight be.

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