A study conducted by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, a trade group for the burgeoning drone industry, investigated what businesses are increasingly using drones to improve efficiency and the bottom line.
Of the 500 first permits granted to drone operators by the Federal Aviation Administration, 153 were granted to drone operators who use drones to showcase properties with videos taken from the air. In second place with 128 permits were aerial land surveys. General aerial photography users garnered 125 permits, while 106 were given to operators to use in agriculture. Aerial inspection operators received 86 of the 500 permits.
Across the country drone use is also growing. The state requesting the most permits was California with 70, 46 in Texas and 40 in Florida. Illinois received 18 permits while Arizona 17.
“To me, the diversity of industries that are coming forward in this initial phase and saying we’d like to fly using (drones) is the most significant element,” said Brian Wynne, the association’s CEO. “We think there’s a ready-made market out there.”
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