14 Ways Drone Solutions Will Change the Way We Live
Updated: May 8, 2019
Drone technology is on its way to change our world, from UAVs engaging in search and rescue missions to delivering a transplant organ miles away. Here, we looked into the details of the drone industries that may become your new normal.
Emergency Response
Drones allow you to always be prepared for the unexpected natural disasters we may face.
How Can Drones Be a Part of Successful Disaster Response Operations for Public Safety Departments? by Jeremiah Karpowicz on Commercial UAV News
Humanitarian in the sky: drones for disaster response by Patrick Meier on Virgin.com
Energy
Power inspections can be made more safe, accurate, and reliable once drones are brought into the picture.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (“Drone”) Use In Public Power Utility Operations by American Public Power Association, a group of not-for-profit, community-owned utilities that power 2,000 towns and cities nationwide.
The Case for Drones in Energy Operations by Measure, an aerial intelligence company that enables enterprises to realize the transformative benefits of drone technology.
Farms
Sensors such as NVDI allows farms to gain in-depth scientific knowledge to add to their own understanding of their crops and animals.
Indian state turns to drones to modernize agriculture by Jagdish Kumar on Future Farming
Is the sky the limit for drone technology in agriculture? by Natasha Emily Foote on POLITHEOR
Drone, drone on the range by Zach Ryall on AOPA
Roofing
Drones allow you get full inspections of the roof without risking a worker's safety.
How drones are transforming the roofing industry by Nathan Stump on PropertyCasualty360
Drone Roof Inspections: What You Need to Know by DroneDeploy, the leading cloud software platform for commercial drones.
How drone inspections reduce commercial real estate investment risks by Nathan Stump on RE Journals
Surveying & Mapping
Overhead measurements may be the key to a faster growing surveying business.
How Drones Can Optimize Surveying and Mapping Projects by Eric van Rees on Medium
Accuracy in Drone Mapping: What You Need to Know by DroneDeploy, the leading cloud software platform for commercial drones.
Hotels and Resorts
Property management without disrupting guests - general managers can now keep their investment in tip-top shape from roofs to agriculture.
How the Hospitality Industry is Putting Drones to Work by Jonathan Jacobs on Drone Academy
3 Ways Hotels Are Creatively Using Drones by Jessie Fetterling on Prevue
Landfills
Measuring methane and other surface emissions can help landfill owners keep up with federally regulated procedures.
Will Evolving Drones Shape Future Landfill Operations? by Arlene Karidis on Waste360
3 tech solutions for modern landfills by Lauren Elmore on Waste Dive
Drones Increasingly Finding a Place in the Solid Waste Industry by Megan Greenwalt on Waste360
Insurance
Underwriting is easier when drones use their precise sensors to identify potential issues that may become worse in the future.
Drones will bring sky-high efficiency by Heather Turner on Insurance Business
Solar Panels
Thermal cameras can capture if a panel is overheating and traverse several lengths in minutes.
A free solar future, drones patrolling the skies above solar farms by Tim Sylvia on pv magazine
Drones: The Solar Industry’s New Best Friend by DroneDeploy, the leading cloud software platform for commercial drones.
Parks
Heat tracking and overhead surveying makes drones a necessary ingredient for municipal and state parks, as well as wildlife conservation.
These 'Astroecologists' Are Using Star-Spotting Tech to Count Endangered Animals by Yessenia Funes on Earther
Drones and AI assist in mapping ecology, wildlife conservation by Aaron Jacob on Geospatial World
Construction
Drones become invaluable on construction sites, where their numerous surveillance qualities make them essential.
Need a Quick Inspection of a 58-Story Tower? Send a Drone by Nick Madigan on The New York Times
Medical
From transporting equipment to organs, drones' height and speed combined make them a valuable asset to the medical industry.
Drones delivering medical supplies and more can help save American lives by Robert Graboyes and Darcy Nikol Bryan on Stat News
How Medical Drones are Assisting People in Need by Kathleen Colduvell on Nurse.org
A drone just flew a kidney to a transplant patient for the first time ever. It won't be the last.
Media
Get stunning, swooping views of your newest project, boat show, or wedding with a drone.
Here's how drones are transforming news media by Business Insider
Hollywood drone pilots reveal the cameras used on feature films at AUVSI 2019 by Chris Monti on Drone DJ
Infrastructure
Drones may be the answer to the issues American infrastructure is currently facing.
8 Ways Drones Are Lowering the Cost of Infrastructure Inspection by Ryan Wall for Power Engineering
Mapping Highways in Mexico with DroneDeploy by Skylab Industries, DJI, and Drone Deploy
So where will you see drones today?
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