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Continued drone technology development will reduce the need for third party data acquisition. Right now, the DAAS model makes sense to include data acquisition for two reasons, capital cost of the equipment and difficulty in drone operation. Both of these reasons will go away, SOON. Drone prices are going to follow a classic better, faster, cheaper curve that will make equipment acquisition much cheaper. Soon after, sensors will follow the same trajectory. Drones should be considered commodity “data acquisition devices”.
Event38 has been rolling out an “Easy Button” initiative for more than a year in anticipation of reaching a more general business user. It is now relatively easy to plan and fly a mission, and very soon, we will be offering a no-brainer auto-landing capability. 3D Robotics’ drone, the Solo and DJI’s Phantom 4, has made drone operation and video capture much easier to name just a couple. In the near future, an average user will be able to easily perform the “data acquisition” component of the DAAS model and eliminate the third party operator who has to travel to the destination site and be limited by weather and other conditions.
Drone Services as a Business Pt 1
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