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I'm afraid the video in question might have been filmed at my museum (Natural History Museum of Utah). </div>
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<a href="https://gizmodo.com/a-tiny-drone-carrying-a-deconstructed-gopro-captured-th-1835201423" id="LPNoLPOWALinkPreview">https://gizmodo.com/a-tiny-drone-carrying-a-deconstructed-gopro-captured-th-1835201423</a><br>
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At the time it was filmed our publicity folks forgot to clear it with collections staff and it did cause quite a stir, and a change in policy. </div>
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We in collections and research were concerned that members of the public would see the cool video and then think that they could visit the museum and freely fly drones through the galleries, putting specimens at risk. </div>
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Nothing was damaged during the filming (unless you count some bruised interdepartmental relationships). </div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu> on behalf of Battermann, Nora <battermann@snsb.de><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 14, 2022 1:30 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu <nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Nhcoll-l] Drones around real specimens?</font>
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<div class="PlainText">In addition to what has already been said, I also doubt the majority of
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those viewing the videos would have any concerns about the safety of the <br>
objects. Most museums struggle with objects being touched when they are <br>
not supposed to be handled and I think that these days we are so <br>
accustomed to drone videos that many people would enjoy the views but <br>
not think about the risks, especially those outside the museum sector.<br>
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Cheers,<br>
Nora<br>
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Am 2022-04-14 21:22, schrieb Jennifer C. Dreyer:<br>
> As a certified drone pilot myself and a curator for an invertebrate<br>
> collection I agree with Andy that it would be highly unlikely for any<br>
> damage to result from flying close to these types of specimens. Many<br>
> of drones available on the market have sophisticated obstacle<br>
> avoidance systems and experienced drone pilots can maneuver in<br>
> extremely close quarters with amazing accuracy (and speed). The<br>
> obvious concern is the experience of the drone operator as already<br>
> pointed out. That is a more relevant question in terms of<br>
> responsibility of care. The benefits of promoting natural history<br>
> collections with non-traditional ways of engaging people seems to<br>
> outweigh any potential risk in my opinion. I only wish now that I had<br>
> some cool, large invertebrate specimens to fly over with my drone.<br>
> Alas, most of my invertebrates are tiny and would not make for a very<br>
> interesting video. But a brilliant idea! I would love to see the link<br>
> to the video if you can share that. Thanks,<br>
> <br>
> Jenny Dreyer<br>
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> Jennifer Dreyer (she/her)<br>
> Research Manager<br>
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> Curator of VIMS Invertebrate Collection<br>
> Virginia Institute of Marine Science<br>
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> From: Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu> On Behalf Of<br>
> William Simpson<br>
> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2022 1:49 PM<br>
> To: nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu<br>
> Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Drones around real specimens?<br>
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> [EXTERNAL to VIMS received message]<br>
> <br>
> Hi All,<br>
> <br>
> I've just seen a promotional video taken by a drone flying inside a<br>
> natural history museum, including getting close to real specimens such<br>
> as mounted dinosaur skeletons. What do you all think of this? The<br>
> video _is _a very engaging experience. I am mulling over what message<br>
> this sends to the public about a museum's attitude concerning its<br>
> responsibilities for professional care vs increased public exposure.<br>
> Do the benefits of such promotion justify this?<br>
> <br>
> Best,<br>
> <br>
> Bill<br>
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> William F. Simpson (he)<br>
> Head of Geological Collections<br>
> McCarter Collections Manager, Fossil Vertebrates<br>
> Gantz Family Collections Center<br>
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> Field Museum of Natural History<br>
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