What would an open and participatory archive of aerial imagery look like? Mathew Lippincott of Public Lab will discuss the present and future of aerial photography, discussing attempts to build open systems for archiving and sharing photo maps, such as Open Aerial Map, as well as the changing field of hardware, including new regulations on drones, and the place of poles, tethered balloons, kites, and free flight balloons. Read his latest writing on aerial photography in the New America Foundation’s Drone Primer <http://drones.newamerica.org/primer/>