Top industries to make use of your drone pilot license

Here are the top 5 industries that we think have the greatest opportunity for all drone pilots. You’ll notice agriculture and surveying isn’t included here – the majority of new drone operators are purchasing drones like the DJI Mavic 2, Phantom 4 Pro and the Inspire 2. To have an impact in the agriculture and surveying fields, operators need much higher end equipment like the DJI Matrice, Agra’s, Phantom 4 RTK or Sensefly Ebee.

1. Real Estate

From what we have seen, the real estate industry has embraced drones with open arms, using them for high quality images, videos 360 photos and so much more. Yes, this industry is extremely competitive to break into, but it’s still the easiest to get a start in if you are a new drone operator.

2. Asset Inspection

Inspecting roofs, gutters or any assets are so much easier with drones. Many insurance companies are moving towards drones when a claim is made for insurance purposes. Using drones makes it easier to check for damage or routine inspections to ensure quality of your asset Using tools like Litchi, Drone Deploy, Pix4D and then developing Orthomosaic images are a huge bonus to clients.

3. Traffic Analysis

Traffic is everywhere and drones are able to provide unique angles and perspectives to record traffic flow and analyse the speed, traffic count and so much more. Using partners such as DataFromSky allows operators to get valuable information to local councils and developers and are high in demand.

4. Construction Sites

Regular images and video for construction updates, quality checks and marketing purposes are being used more and more. Finding one good client can lead to lots of ongoing work.

5. Film & TV

The rapid advancement in drones mean that even prosumer drones like the Mavic 2 Pro and Phantom 4 Pro are now good enough for small scale film and TV production.