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It's the age old question �� who is faster, the skier or the drone? Okay, maybe not, but it still makes for a fun video. In the clip below, pro skier Victor Muffat-Jeandet races a drone piloted by two-time World Drone Racing Champion Jordan Temkin down the slopes at the Snowbird resort in Utah in an effort to see who is faster. You'll have to watch to see who won, but it sure is fun seeing this epic showdown unfold.

If you're going to test technology and filmmaking equipment, Jimmy Chin is a good guy to give it to. In this video. the award winning photographer/filmmaker �� not to mention all-around bad ass �� heads out to Greenland with fellow adventurer  Kit DesLauriers to explore remote regions, climb mountains, and make ski descents. Lucky for us, he brought a DJI drone along to capture some of the best moments, which you'll find in the fantastic video below.

Shot in the mountains of Colorado this past September, this short clip captures the arrival of autumn in the tall, starkly beautiful landscapes that make up the Rocky Mountains and its numerous sub-ranges. The drone footage that makes up this clip offers a stunning bird's eye view of the region, which is about to transform from the cool weather of the fall to the cold, snowy conditions of winter. It is spectacular to say the least. THE DIVIDE (4K, 2.35:1 widescreen) from The Upthink Lab on Vimeo .

Listen up underwater explorers, researchers, and filmmakers. If you've been wanting to add a remotely operated vehicle to your inventory of tools, National Geographic and OpenROV may be able to help you out. The two organizations have joined forces to give away 1000 underwater drones to help others who are focused on revealing the secrets of the deep. Next year, Nat Geo and OpenROV will launch what they call the Science Exploration Education (SEE) program, which is designed to help advance our understanding of the Earth's oceans. As part of that initiative they'll be handing out a remotely operated vehicle that has been specifically built for use underwater. Priced at $1700, this undersea rover comes equipped with cameras, lights, and a propulsions system. The entire unit sits at the end of a 25 foot (7.6 meter) tether, that allows a pilot on the surface to control where it goes and what it sees. The rover itself was developed by OpenROV and built from the ground up to be...

Drones have become useful tools for filmmakers and photographers for sure, but they are having a significant impact in other areas too. For example, in this video we get a look at how they are being used by search and rescue operators, making it faster and easier to scan remote areas in times of an emergency. We all know that in a SAR operation, minutes can make the difference between life and death, and these flying camera platforms can help shave off time when looking for missing people in remote areas.