NoFlyZone.org Protects Your Home from Meddling Drones

Drones flying overhead during Friday night dinner can be as annoying as telemarketing phone calls.

So, in the vein of the National Do Not Call Registry, folks around the world can now establish a "no-fly zone" over their property.

Visit NoFlyZone.org to enter your address and basic information; after verifying those details, the site registers your address and GPS coordinates in its global database. In cahoots with drone manufacturers, NoFlyZone ensures your home or business will be drone-free.

"Private property location information will be included in NoFlyZone's comprehensive airspace database provided to participating drone companies," the site says. "This database includes civil and military airspace, airports, hospitals, schools, and other sensitive locations."

When you register, the site will provide your information to drone manufacturers. But "it is up to those participating drone manufacturers and operators to determine how much space they wish to block around each property."

Registration does not expire. Beware, though, that registering a property online "does not guarantee that no drones or other aircraft will fly over," according to the site.

Launch partners include EHANG, DroneDeploy, YUNEEC, HEXO+, PixiePath, and RCFlyMaps.

"Drones have grown beyond just a recreational hobby," NoFlyZone CEO Ben Marcus said in a statement. "They're immensely popular around the world, and as usage is growing exponentially, people should be aware of the great things drones can do for them, as well as their own privacy rights."

Users will soon have the ability to set customized airspace access preferences. So even if you ban camera-equipped robots from circling your home, you could still participate in Amazon's drone delivery program, for example.

According to the company, some of its advanced features will be made available as premium services. In an attempt to expand its global reach, NoFlyZone.org is offering those who register this month a limited offer of two years of all services at no extra charge.

"Our mission is simple: To provide structure for the safe, reliable, responsible and sustainable growth of the drone industry by giving property owners a better way to interact with operators," Marcus said.

Last month, an intoxicated government employee accidentally crashed his DJI drone on the White House lawn, prompting DJI to stop its devices from flying over sensitive locations in the Washington, D.C. area.

DJI's camera drones already shut down when they're near major airports, but the company said it will boost its list of no-fly zones from 709 to more than 10,000 as everybody in the country grapples with how to regulate these things.

For more, see some of the drones on display at CES 2015 in the slideshow above, and check out our attempts to repair the DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ and Hands On With the Parrot Bebop Drone (video below).

Editor's Note: This story was updated on 2/11.