{"id":25233,"date":"2023-08-07T12:28:46","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T16:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=25233"},"modified":"2025-08-02T11:18:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T15:18:28","slug":"publication-unmanned-aerial-vehicles-checklist-for-drones-flying-in-indiana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/publication-unmanned-aerial-vehicles-checklist-for-drones-flying-in-indiana\/","title":{"rendered":"Publication-Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Checklist for Drones Flying in Indiana"},"content":{"rendered":"

Drones can be used to assess crop health, monitor livestock, disperse cover crop seed, optimize natural resources, for public safety, and much more. Purdue Extension\u2019s UAV pilots are flying fields, forests, and urban areas through Indiana to help farmers, land and business owners, and government officials turn images into insights. Purdue Extension’s personnel are learning how to help farmers and agricultural professionals more easily analyze and apply data from UAVs or drones.<\/p>\n

This publication titled Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Checklist for Drones Flying in Indiana<\/a> by Purdue Extension educators explains the steps required to legally fly a UAV or UAS in Indiana.<\/p>\n

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To legally fly an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or unmanned aerial system (UAS), several steps must be taken. This document provides checklists to assist you in that process. The primary regulatory agency for UAVs is the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). FAA puts drones in three main categories: 0.55 pounds or less, greater than 0.55 pounds to 55 pounds, and more than 55 pounds. The regulation and registration of drones varies, depending sometimes on usage but mostly on weight.<\/p>\n

To receive the free download visit the Purdue Extension’s resource center: The Education Store – Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Checklist for Drones Flying in Indiana<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more information regarding Purdue Extension and Purdue Agriculture’s outreach through the agricultural use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) view Purdue Extension-UAV<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Resources:
\n<\/strong>Integrated Digital Forestry Initiative (iDiF)<\/a>
\nCreating a Wildlife Habitat Management Plan for Landowners<\/a>, The Education Store
\nPurdue Extension Pond and Wildlife Management Website<\/a>, Purdue Extension
\nTimber Harvesting and Logging Practices for Private Woodlands<\/a>, The Education Store, Purdue Extension’s resource center
\nInvesting in Indiana Woodlands<\/a>, The Education Store
\nWoodland Wildlife Management<\/a>, The Education Store
\nID That Tree<\/a>, Playlist, Purdue Extension \u2013 Forestry & Natural Resources (FNR) YouTube Channel
\nWoodland Stewardship for Landowners Video Series<\/a>, Playlist, Purdue Extension – FNR YouTube Channel
\nFrost Seeding Native Grasses and Forbs with a Drone (UAV): Lessons Learned<\/a>, Purdue Extension Forestry & Natural Resources
\nA New Drone Supports Pollinator Efforts<\/a>, Purdue Extension Forestry & Natural Resources<\/p>\n

Nikky Witkowski<\/a>, Agriculture and Natural Resources
\nExtension Educator, Purdue University<\/p>\n

Mark Carter<\/a>, Agriculture and Natural Resources
\nExtension Educator, Purdue University<\/p>\n

Alex Helms<\/a>, Assistant Director,
\nPurdue Agricultural Centers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Drones can be used to assess crop health, monitor livestock, disperse cover crop seed, optimize natural resources, for public safety, and much more. Purdue Extension\u2019s UAV pilots are flying fields, forests, and urban areas through Indiana to help farmers, land and business owners, and government officials turn images into insights. Purdue Extension’s personnel are learning […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,860,52,54],"tags":[1822,703,702,413,680,1564,1821,1820,1113],"class_list":["post-25233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-howto","category-publication","category-safety","category-wildlife","tag-agricutlure","tag-drones","tag-farmers","tag-publication","tag-purdue-education-store","tag-purdue-extension-forestry-and-natural-resources","tag-uas","tag-uav","tag-woodland","audience-for-enthusiasts","audience-for-homeowners","audience-for-landowners","audience-for-professionals"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-13 11:21:18","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25233"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25233\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34255,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25233\/revisions\/34255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}