The presence of drones, or unmanned aircraft systems, flying overhead is increasing dramatically and fast becoming a multibillion dollar business.
Piloted remotely on the ground via control stations, drones are increasingly used for routine or dangerous tasks in a variety of situations such as industrial inspection, aerial photography, agriculture crop surveillance, border patrol, fire fighting and law enforcement. Emerging uses include delivering blood and vaccines to remote locations and even delivering pizza and coffee.
Insurers are also increasingly using drones to survey loss damage from earthquakes, floods and other catastrophic events to help victims more quickly.
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