Professional Usage of Drones
Before delving into the hobbyist aspects of drones, it's important to outline why a more practical layman might take interest in them. The most irresistible thing any person can purchase is an item or software that pays for itself - a tool that you will use to do a job and profit from.
For many professions, drones fit this description and are on a steady rise in popularity and usage because of this. I will split the use of drones into several professional fields, and comment on how specific aspects of hardware and software combine to make an effective omni-tool that can be applied to a diverse amount of situations.
FILM AND PHOTOGRAPHY
Aerial shots have always been a mainstay in this field. They establish a sense of perspective and scale that are invaluable for conveying the vastness of a particular mountain range or cinematic battlefield. Regardless of the type of film, some scenes can only be done with a bird's eye view.
But how do they accomplish this? Before, it would require flying or floating device that could carry the cameraman. Like a helicopter or a hot air balloon, even a zip-line if they were creative. The results were usually excessive costs for fuel (remember, just because a helicopter can film a location doesn't mean it can land there), personnel, and preparation.
Drones offer a much cheaper solution, in not only the cost of the device itself but in the additional logistics already mentioned. A drone can be carried in a case and hiked through whatever territory necessary. It can provide the same quality of aerial shots as a helicopter, and even more so as it can film from places and angles a helicopter could not reach.
Drones are especially seeing use in nature documentaries and sports broadcasting, where these dynamic hard-to-reach shots are frequently needed.
SURVEILLANCE AND SURVEYING
A drone is far more than a flying camera. It can be equipped with advanced surveillance software that allow it to record and map land it flies over.
This is extremely useful for land surveying, as a drone can provide such things as topographical data, a heat map, and the location of water.
Farmers are also fond of using drones for tracking their herds.
PAYLOAD DELIVERY (Aid & Parcel delivery)
Though a lesser used aspect, the carrying capacity of a drone should not be underestimated. In rescue missions, a drone could fly first aid and food to people trapped in areas which obstruct emergency personnel.
In a lighter note, the corporate juggernaut Amazon has announced plans to test drones delivering your packages directly to your doorstep using navigational data from GPS. A drone can monitor the state of your package, and use collision detection and sound to avoid any curious birds of prey.
Finally, farmers are considering the usage of drones as crop dusters. Although a typical drone wouldn't be able to disperse as much as a manned aircraft in one run, a farmer would save significantly by not needing to pay a pilot to fly the duster (if they don't know how).
For many professions, drones fit this description and are on a steady rise in popularity and usage because of this. I will split the use of drones into several professional fields, and comment on how specific aspects of hardware and software combine to make an effective omni-tool that can be applied to a diverse amount of situations.
FILM AND PHOTOGRAPHY
Aerial shots have always been a mainstay in this field. They establish a sense of perspective and scale that are invaluable for conveying the vastness of a particular mountain range or cinematic battlefield. Regardless of the type of film, some scenes can only be done with a bird's eye view.
But how do they accomplish this? Before, it would require flying or floating device that could carry the cameraman. Like a helicopter or a hot air balloon, even a zip-line if they were creative. The results were usually excessive costs for fuel (remember, just because a helicopter can film a location doesn't mean it can land there), personnel, and preparation.
Drones offer a much cheaper solution, in not only the cost of the device itself but in the additional logistics already mentioned. A drone can be carried in a case and hiked through whatever territory necessary. It can provide the same quality of aerial shots as a helicopter, and even more so as it can film from places and angles a helicopter could not reach.
Drones are especially seeing use in nature documentaries and sports broadcasting, where these dynamic hard-to-reach shots are frequently needed.
SURVEILLANCE AND SURVEYING
A drone is far more than a flying camera. It can be equipped with advanced surveillance software that allow it to record and map land it flies over.
This is extremely useful for land surveying, as a drone can provide such things as topographical data, a heat map, and the location of water.
Farmers are also fond of using drones for tracking their herds.
PAYLOAD DELIVERY (Aid & Parcel delivery)
Though a lesser used aspect, the carrying capacity of a drone should not be underestimated. In rescue missions, a drone could fly first aid and food to people trapped in areas which obstruct emergency personnel.
In a lighter note, the corporate juggernaut Amazon has announced plans to test drones delivering your packages directly to your doorstep using navigational data from GPS. A drone can monitor the state of your package, and use collision detection and sound to avoid any curious birds of prey.
Finally, farmers are considering the usage of drones as crop dusters. Although a typical drone wouldn't be able to disperse as much as a manned aircraft in one run, a farmer would save significantly by not needing to pay a pilot to fly the duster (if they don't know how).
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