21 Commercial Drone Applications

1. Businesses have used drones largely in video and photography. 2. From automated planting to crop management with real-time monitoring, drones have a vital role to play in the future of farming. 3. Listing agents of residential properties can use drones to create beautiful video tours of their properties.  4. DISASTER RESPONSE Search and Rescue Marine Search and Rescue Wildfire Flooding 5. Architects can use images and footage of a property to create 3D renderings of the structures they aim to build. 6. Shipping/delivery of parcels/spare parts/food. 7. Oil companies can use drones to inspect pipelines in remote areas. 8. CITY/GOVERNMENT: Highway Patrol and Enforcement Bridge Inspection Asset Management Military Uses 9. UAVs are discrete and can monitor animal populations without disturbing them.  10. Advertising/marketing (banners/delivery of merchandise) 11. Drones can help educational institutions monitor campuses, detect abnormal activity and potential threats, and send help signals immediately to school administrators and law enforcement agencies. 12. UTILITIES: Radio Tower Inspections Hydro-line / Power-Line Inspection Wind Turbine Inspections Vegetation management 13. Another obvious use for drones is in media coverage.