Drone Zones APK

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Editor's review

Download the latest Drone Zones application, version 1.0, compatible with Windows 10/11 (using emulators such as Bluestacks), Android devices. This free Tools app is developed by Newcastle University (Computing Science) and is easy to download and install.

Previous versions, including 1.0, are also available. If you need help or have any problems, please let us know.

Description

App permissions

Drone Zones 1.0 APK requires following permissions:

Allows applications to open network sockets.

Allows applications to access information about networks.

Allows an application to write to external storage.

Allows an app to access approximate location.

Allows an app to access precise location.

Allows access to the list of accounts in the Accounts Service.

Allows an application to read from external storage.

Ratings and Reviews

Rating: 2.1/5 based on 3+ reviews

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1 ★ Very poor bad app in whole world this app could not show the drone fly zone or other zones

4 ★ A great idea and surprisingly well populated. I expected to see no pins in my area, but there's loads. Haven't used the app much, but first impressions are very good. It does rely on user input though, so reliability of information could be an issue. For example, a pin local to me is actually a county park that specifically forbids the use of drones.

4 ★ Good for the UK at present. I myself am however struggling to add pins and reviews. Be nice if some tourist attractions would use this to post their drone policies, such as castles and country estates that open to the public but all in all, its well populated at least in the UK with pins.

4 ★ Hi, hopefully your downloads just increased as I've just been sharing this among my groups, can I make 2 suggestions-different pins for clubs/no fly zones and something to say whether it's suitable for racing or aerial photography or both. Thanks, FawkedUpFPV

4 ★ Looks like a very handy app. I am hooked after only 10 minutes. A suggestion for an add on. The ability to place a pin for a set time to note that you are currently flying in the area. This would let other flyers know to keep an eye out, or allow meet ups. If you put a timer that expired as well.

3 ★ Would get 5 stars if the developers were to include no fly zones, as presently users would post areas of interest and attract flyers into a particular area when in fact it's illegal to fly there!

2 ★ Would be a good idea. Dropped a pin but it went to the wrong location and now I can't remove it and unfortunately there are no other pins in my area to really find out if it's a good app. I like how simple u kept it but maybe too simple. Not going to deleted in hopes it improves.

3 ★ There is a lot of potential for this app being an extremely helpful tool but it is still quite far off from that. The things that it needs to have are: * a better search engine and interface. The apps shows a lot of pins but most of them do not have reviews attached. It required the user to press on them to find out if they have been reviewed * lack of legal flight zone information

3 ★ Something odd with the way this locates places that people have added to the map. A few will pop up immediately near me. But moving the map to another area not to much further away yeilds 0 locations. However once I added a location myself, over a dozen were found in that area. Devs can you fix this? Otherwise this is a great concept of an app.

3 ★ There is no way I have found to remove a pin you have placed or any way to report a pin to administration if there is any that have been placed with bad information. Think about the red pin for no fly as drone users can help drone users not fly where not wanted and not safe. I will now post some pins but wish it was followed through with more support and administration for above points. I am also moving my star to Just ok as it can be improved.

3 ★ This is a great idea for finding drone friendly places, we all know there are not enough of them about! Unfortunately, the reviews are not moderated in the slightest from what I have found and may get the user of the app and quadcopter in bother with dibble. National Trust land is sadly a no go flight area, yet there are a number of these locations highlighted on this app saying they are great to fly at. Use it, it's a good app, but take the advice given by users with a pinch of salt and check for yourself.

5 ★ Would be better if people had to put up a picture instead of being optional. Also, when clicking on a place marker, the picture should come up. Nice UI. Also I would like to link any youtube videos I have to the location I am reviewing.

3 ★ Accidently placed and named a pin thinking it was to help with positioning and search parameters. Realised too late. Now I can't delete the pin and my sisters house is pinned as a place of interest :-( Please tell me how to correct this.

1 ★ Dangerously deficient. No reference to CASA no fly zones. People using this app may assume incorrectly that they are permitted to fly in a No FLy Zone. Fines, jail and all sorts of things may follow. I suggest a very strongly worded disclaimer but also an overlay of Australia Casa no fly zones would make this less than useless and safer.

3 ★ Good as in it works no problems (it's just a Google Map overlay really). The issues I have with it is half of the places submitted are bad locations at least here in the UK, even allowing for low location accuracy. In built up areas you need 150m clear distance from people or property at all times (and to not overfly) so that rules out most towns.

Previous versions

Drone Zones 1.0 APK for Windows (#1, 4 MB)