Augmentative control of drones

1. A method comprising:

monitoring location information of a drone;

identifying an authorized zone based on the location information;

confirming that the authorized zone is associated with a digital signature indicating that the authorized zone is established by an authorized entity;

determining, based on the location information, that the drone has or will commit a violation of a rule associated with the authorized zone; and

in response to the violation, augmenting control of the drone to alter operation of the drone,

wherein the location information includes at least one of a current location of the drone or predicted future location of the drone.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the location information is based on at least a flight path of the drone.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein augmenting the control comprises adjusting the flight path.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein adjusting the flight path comprises routing the drone to reach an original destination of the flight path while avoiding the authorized zone.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein a drone operation controller controls the operation of the drone, and augmenting the control comprises overriding the drone operation controller.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein augmenting the control comprises grounding the drone.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein augmenting the control comprises causing the drone to hover.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a geographically addressed message comprising an indication of the authorized zone.

9. A drone comprising:

a processor; and

memory communicatively coupled to the processor, the memory storing executable instructions that cause the processor to effectuate functions comprising:

operating flight of the drone using a drone operation controller;

monitoring location information of the drone indicative of a predicted future location of the drone;

identifying an authorized zone based on a comparison of the authorized zone and the location information, wherein the authorized zone comprises an authorized signature;

determining, based on the predicted future location, that the drone will commit a violation a rule associated with the authorized zone unless an operation of the drone is altered; and

overriding the drone operation controller to alter the operation of the drone.

10. The drone of claim 9 , wherein the location information is based on at least a flight path of the drone, and wherein overriding the drone operation controller comprises altering the flight path.

11. The drone of claim 10 , wherein altering the flight path comprises directing the drone on a direct path to avoid the authorized zone.

12. The drone of claim 9 , further comprising receiving a geographically addressed message identifying the authorized zone.

13. The drone of claim 12 , wherein the geographically addressed message is received from a second drone.

14. The drone of claim 9 , wherein identifying the authorized zone comprises selecting the authorized zone from a plurality of authorized zones.

15. The drone of claim 9 , wherein overriding the drone operation controller comprises causing the drone to hover.

16. A method comprising:

monitoring location information associated with a drone;

identifying an authorized zone from a plurality of authorized zones based on a relative location of the authorized zone and the location information, wherein each authorized zone comprises an authorized signature;

determining that the drone has committed a violation of a rule associated with the authorized zone; and

in response to the violation, augmenting control of the drone to alter operation of the drone.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein altering the operation of the drone is based on a rule associated with the authorized zone.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein altering the operation comprises grounding the drone.

19. The method of claim 17 , wherein altering the operation comprises causing the drone to hover.

20. The method of claim 16 , further comprising comparing the authorized signature with a list of authorized parties to confirm that the authorized zone was sanctioned by an authorized party.