The sUAS Guide Issue 01, January 2016 | Page 47

What are drones used for? We manufacture drones for small and medium sized businesses and have been selling them around the world since 2011. Not a day goes by that someone doesn’t ask “Can your drones (fill in the blank)?” and the answer is very often yes. Our customers have monitored crops all over the world, surveyed dam locations in Uganda, analyzed glaciers in Alaska, stopped illegal fishing in Belize, counted sea turtle nests in the Caribbean, and much more. Drones have saved lives and improved productivity for businesses everywhere. Below is a partial list of common applications:


Common Drone as a Service Business Applications
(there are dozens of other uses and new ones developed just about every day)

Agriculture
Surveying
Construction
Mining
Environmental conservation
Aerial photography
News reporting
Search & rescue
Insurance
Real estate
Site surveys
Event coverage
Research
Natural disaster recovery
Infrastructure inspection
Package delivery
Security & surveillance
Weather tracking
Wildlife conservation
Long tail of other applications