Caitlin Campbell

Assignment one: information literacy

CSIT 101
Professor Owens

Summary of article
FAA test technology to counter rouge drones an article by Rene
Marsh of CNN talks about the emerging technology being used to
disable unauthorized drones. This anti-drone technology is currently
being tested in airports where there have been accounts of unknown
drones in the area. This new technology will detect any signals that the
drones may put off within a five-mile radius. The representative of the
FAA Peter DeFazio has spoken with the experts of the company CACI
who is responsible for this new technology. The statement given is that
this tracking technology can pinpoint the drone operator and force
the drone to land.
With the increase in reports of unnamed drone activity this
technology could potentially be something that will be used in airports
internationally. FAA Deputy administrator Michael Whitaker has said
that the agency receives about a 100 reports per month. That being
said the article concludes that this increasing number could be
concerning, while others argue that 1,200 a year is not a very large
number. The airports that the technology will be tested on are
unknown and the amount of time the research will last is also
unknown.
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Finding additional Internet articles:

Keywords used:

Drone technology, CACI Technology, FAA and Anti-drone

technology.

Search Engines used:

Google and Bing

Comparing results:
When searching the key words with Google the first available
article was published from Federal Aviation Administration. While with
Bing the first article is from Popsci.com. Both of these articles while
reliable sources the better source would have to be the actual FAA site,
due to it being a federal government site and because of its factor in
being apart of the CNN article. However Popscis site gave information
on both what CNN had stated as well as more information on how the
technology works. The article on Popsci also had available links
throughout the article so that more information could be found based
on the reader. However FAAs article on the site was published the
same day as CNN, Popsci was posted March 20,2013 making it less
relevant. Overall I would have to say the information of both search
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engines provided valuable articles that were related to the original.

However Bings site also had available related search topics as well as a
picture preview, which Google did not have, that being said Bings site
was much more dated than Google, which puts Google as a better
search engine for this topic.
TRAPP your sources: Popsci article found on website through
Bing
Time- March 20, 2013 no sign of update.
Relevance- While the article on Popsci is relevant in the information
on the CACI Company and the information on how the anti-drone
software works, it is very dated. If it had been updated recently it
would be a more useful article. With that being said it could be used as
a resource to gain general information on the drone topic but would
not be relevant enough to be the major source.
Authority- The author of this article is Kelsey D. Atherton. He is a
technology writer who primarily covers defense technology. In this field
of study he seems equip to write an article on the topic due to his
previous study of technology.
Accurate- The information is from a site that frequently publishes
technology information and so would be found to be informational on a
technology topic. It is supported by evidence and even links to several
other reputable sources that helps to aid in accuracy as well as allow
readers to research more if needed.
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Purpose- The purpose of this article was mostly to inform readers on

the drone and anti-drone topic. It does seem a little bias in that the
author is very enthusiastic on the anti drone technology but the
information is still accurate and supported by numbers from the FAA.

Find two scholarly journal articles from the CCBC library

databases

Keywords used:
FAA anti drone technology

Database used:
Pro Quest
Articles found:
Drone on: the skys the limit-if the FAA will get out of the

way
Drone Dilemma?

Justify choice:

I used Pro Quest because it offered a wide range of different

sources of information. It also allows for the option of scholarly
journals, which is beneficial in finding a reliable source.
Compare the Internet and Journal Articles

The CNN article FAA test technology to counter rogue drones and
the journal article Drone on both were easily accessible for a CCBC
student. However for someone trying to find information in general on
drone and the anti software to disable him or her would have easier
accessibility to CNNs web page. The journal article, which is published
from Foreign Affairs, is more of a timeless article that gives
information. However the journal article while scholarly is more bias
wishing to allow drones more access and not to promote the antisoftware. In contrast CNN has no bias and is simply relaying
information from the FAA for the readers to conduct their own opinion.
Both articles are relaying valuable information on the drone topic in
general however the journal article while bias is more of a timeless
article due to being a scholarly resource.

Citation
Using MLA format

Atherton, Kelsey D. "Company To Make Anti-Drone Tech Available To

The Masses." Popular Science. N.p., 20 Mar. 2013. Web. 11 Oct. 2015.

Edmund, Mark. "Drone Dilemma?" Quality Progress 48.9 (2015): 12-4.

ProQuest. Web. 10 Oct. 2015.

"FAA Expands Unmanned Aircraft Pathfinder Efforts." FAA Expands

Unmanned Aircraft Pathfinder Efforts. FAA, 07 Oct. 2017. Web. 10 Oct.
2015.

Marsh, Rene. "FAA Tests Technology." CNN. Cable News Network, 07

Oct. 2015. Web. 10 Oct. 2015.

West, Gretchen. "Drone on: The Sky's the Limit-if the FAA Will Get Out
of the Way." Foreign Affairs 94.3 (2015): 90-7. ProQuest. Web. 10 Oct.
2015.