The drone market is growing fast and estimated to surpass $6B USD by 2025 - but what do you know about it?
Chances are you’ve seen a few YouTube videos flexing the surveillance, delivery or maneuverability abilities of these quick and agile machines, but aside from that there haven’t traditionally been a lot of mainstream uses for drones…but that’s changing quickly.
This wave of drone technology acceptance and application has stretched across a wide variety of industries from agriculture to environmental solutions - recognized for its accuracy, efficiency and ability to do that which humans and large machines cannot drones are changing the game for a lot of people ever since the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) gave the go-ahead in the usage of drones across several industry verticals in 2016.
The word “drone” dates back as far as 1849 and is recognized by most, but the technical term is: RPAAS.
RPAAS - What it Means
RPAAS stands for Remotely Piloted Aerial Application System and is comprised of three common identifying elements:
- Remotely Piloted Drones
Traditionally, drones are aircrafts not manned by a pilot. Specifically, they are flying robots controlled remotely by a pilot or on its own using sophisticated software programs.
They possess sensors, global positioning systems (GPS) and can come in a variety of shapes and sizes to meet a wide range of needs.
- The Remote Control Station
An automated or pilot-operated remote control station is used to direct the drone's activities.
- Command or Control Links
This uplinks commands from the control station to the remotely piloted drone and downlinks the flight parameters from the remotely piloted aircraft to the control station.
The Advantages of RPAAS
These unmanned aerial vehicles leverage speed and agility to do things no manned aircraft could hope to accomplish, offering solutions to a lot of real-world needs.
Accessibility: They can be customized to go almost anywhere no matter how tight or high or unfriendly an environment. They are quiet and light, easy to transport and operate, and able to stand all types of extreme and uncomfortable environments.
Safety: Machines are able to go places and carry cargo too dangerous for humans - and they do so willingly, without fear. They are trusted to do jobs that we couldn’t or shouldn’t manage.
Endurance: Some jobs need to be done within a short timeframe with little considerations for optimal working conditions or reasonable expectations. Drones offer low maintenance and impressive endurance against impossible odds.
Insight: They say a picture is worth a thousand words and that there’s nothing better than a 10,000 foot view from the top for much needed context - RPAAS drones offer both, along with applications required to analyze and leverage the data.
RPAAS, the most diverse asset to unlimited industries. Contact Strongfield today, and let us teach you how to stay cutting edge ahead of your competition.