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Every civilized nation has some form of rules, regulations, policies, and laws that regulate economic activities and social behaviour. The scope and process for the creation of these guidelines varies widely among nations, depending upon many factors that derive from the form of government and cultures that produce those rules. As a society grows more open and more complex, more rules and regulations may become necessary to maintain order and protect people from harm that may result from the unrestricted activities of others. Those harms can be physical, health related, economic, environmental, or any number of potentially damaging outcomes from a governmental entity, an organization, or an individual doing or failing to do something that threatens the well-being of others. As the technology of unmanned aircraft systems has evolved and more potential users seek to deploy them for recreational, commercial, scientific, or public safety purposes, national and local governments have attempted to address the challenges presented by the integration of remotely piloted aircraft into national civil airspaces, particularly the perception of increased risk of harm to persons or property, by developing regulations that address the risk management and policy issues resulting from the use of these devices.

Since there is no settled overarching international law, treaty, or body of community-based standards that governs unmanned aerial systems (although several such efforts are underway), the developer, manufacturer, distributor, and end user must be wary of the potential for inadvertent violations of existing law, or of having a formerly permitted activity become illegal or proscribed as a result of a change in the rules. Methodologies for understanding the existing rules and participating in the process of developing new or modified rules should be key elements in the business plan for any individual or entity seeking to participate in the unmanned systems arena. Likewise, government regulators can benefit from comprehensive and adaptable criteria for the development of new technologies and the safe integration of those technologies into complex airspace systems.