For almost five years now, there is no doubt that drones will become an almost essential tool in many areas of the economy on a global scale in the future.
A favorable forecast for the future of drones
The latest study by Business Insider supports this theory by offering interesting data on its application in various sectors such as the financial sector (insurance), agriculture, construction, mining and communication.
In the case of agriculture, for example, this assessment is supported by predictions that the world population will reach an incredible 9.7 billion in 2050, so demand for agricultural products is expected to continue to grow. In the world of extensive agriculture, drones can be useful for monitoring crops, irrigation and spraying.
In the construction and mining industries, the benefits are clear: drones allow inspections to be carried out in minutes that previously required several hours, and numerous safety measures to ensure that site personnel are not at risk.
In the insurance sector, drones will become key tools for damage assessment, saving time and money.
Taking all of this into consideration, it has been estimated that the global market size for drone services companies will grow from $4.4 billion (2018) to $63.6 billion… in 2025 alone.
Is this the future for everyone?
In a world dominated by large companies in search of the highest possible profits, we must pay attention to all the signals that come our way in order to be aware of what may come our way. This report shows that there is a huge cake on the table to share, and if we small business owners think that they are not going to take a bigger piece of that cake in a few years, we are very wrong.
I don’t know if I’m alone, but the events of the last few months lead me to think that the way to this expansion will be to use man-made controversies in the drone world, such as the recent Gatwick and Barajas cases, in which the presence of a drone was not demonstrated.
And while there have been no reported fatalities from non-military use of drones to date, the focus remains on increasing control over pilots, restricting drone use, and letting anyone who wants to fly a drone through bureaucratic and regulatory funnel, which is no doubt necessary, but depending on the aviation agencies, it could end up leaving the game (from the distribution of this huge cake) for the vast majority of small operators, benefiting companies with more capacity, who may face very high requirements. The cases of the recent FAA proposal that is causing so much talk, or the Remote ID developed by DJI, are some examples of how our landscape can change dramatically overnight.
It is important for drone pilots and hobbyists to realize that despite our expertise, our experience and our training; public opinion driven by the media and sensational news and our administrations may leave us doomed to become a very marginal part of anything that is going to move in the drone world.
We small operators have a lot to lose because more restrictive procedures could create very significant barriers to entry into the drone business that only larger companies (builders, transport companies and multiple operators with lots of money, staff and contacts) can overcome ). .
We are not asking for no safety measures or lax regulations, but for the authorities to ensure that in the near future, the opportunities to fly safely and legally are the same for small operators and large companies. , because the script could soon see that some of them could do great good and many could do great harm.
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