It’s no secret the commercial drone industry is soaring. With use cases spread across a diversity of sectors such as cinematography, construction, demolition, photogrammetry and solar, the commercial drone industry is predicted to be worth $100 billion dollars within the next year. Some experts say the sector will contribute around $82 billion dollars to the U.S. economy by 2025, creating …
The construction industry is being revolutionized by drone technology. According to an industry report, construction is the fasting growing sector for drone use – surging 239 percent two years ago. And, construction companies have good reason to adopt UAS. “Leveraging drones can increase safety on a construction site by 55 percent,” the report adds. Deploying drones for aerial mapping and …
The world’s population is undeniably becoming increasingly environmentally conscious. Customers and citizens are expressing their heightened awareness by voting with both their ballots and pocketbooks for greater waste reduction and cleaner energy sources. Scientists argue that fossil-fuel supplies are diminishing, more and more private and public sector organizations are turning to renewable energy sources such as wind and solar. Impressively, …
When drones pop up in casual conversation, the focus is usually on the “sexy” factor. How high and fast can your drone fly? How maneuverable? How much payload can it handle? How POWERFUL is it (insert Tim “The Tool Man” Taylor pig grunts here)? But the real secret sauce in the drone tech stew – the unsexy side – is …
The Federal Aviation Administration estimates there are more than 2 million drones in the U.S. as of the end of 2019. Of those, around 1.3 million are owned for non-commercial use and considered hobby drones. And the FAA predicts that market will keep elevating to new heights over the next four years. Clearly, drones are to the 2020s what personal …
The worldwide non-military drone market is expected to triple in market sales to $14.3 billion over the next decade. With international markets taking off and opening new market space for drone companies, it’s never been more vital to know and understand drone laws from around the world. Currently, there is no universal set of unified rules that all countries agree …
When Microsoft launched its campus modernization project in Redmond, Wash. in 2019, the software giant planned to demolish several buildings equivalent to the total square footage of 30 NFL football fields. As the renovation of 6.7 million square feet progresses, the process has been optimized using drones to capture both the demolition and the project’s evolution from the razed site …
Taking your drone out for its maiden voyage can be an almost spiritual experience as you watch this majestic aircraft follow your commands (hopefully) as you share in the Wright Brothers’ dream. However, if you fail to choose, install and maintain your LiPo batteries, your maiden voyage may crash and burn from first launch. And, we’re not using “burn” as …
As a new decade begins, the commercial drone industry is poised to soar. A recent FAA report reveals that – in the U.S. alone – the non-model UAS sector will see more than 835,000 drones in the air by 2023. As airspace grows more crowded, government and industry leaders view safety as the top priority in crafting future drone policy. …
Drone pilots and the companies who employ them must always stay on top of the ever-changing regulatory environment surrounding the dynamic Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) industry. Let’s take a moment to look at some of the recent changes to drone laws and some that are in store for 2020. In 2019, changes were flying through the regulatory skies as the …