6TH International Congress on Technology - Engineering - Kuala Lumpur3 - Malaysia (2018-07-19)

A Comprehensive Review Of The Unmanned Air Vehicles (uavs) Regulations In Mexico: Construction Industry Application

As UAV technology progressed from the military field to various other disciplines, a diverse range of existing applications seems to quickly grow in the private and the commercial fields. The construction industry is one of many industries that have been greatly benefited from the use of this fast-developing technology and its full potential is still to be explored. As much the technology has grown, the need for regulations and effective implementation & enforcement of these regulations is much evident than before. In order to expand the use of the UAV technology for infrastructure and environmental projects in Mexico, one must have a complete knowledge of the regulations to avoid any legal problems. This study presents a comprehensive review of the UAV regulation in Mexico and similarities with the regulations in the United States of America. These two neighbor nations, where UAV application in the construction industry greatly relates to each other have quite specific regulations at their own end. Approaches to regulation differ dramatically between the two regulations, but the elements of regulation are largely the same with wide ranges on the level of restrictiveness of each element. As the international aviation laws are present and applied globally, the advancing UAV technology application require standard regulations for its use as many of its practices and application around the world are similar.
Liliana Lozada, Adeeba Raheem