Commercial use of drones
Aircraft personnel qualification certificate is a document issued indefinitely by the Civil Aviation Authority. The RPAS operator holding it has the right to fly in accordance with the ratings entered in it, i.e. VLOS or BVLOS.
According to the current law in Poland, an operator wishing to perform a "commercial" flight must have a certificate of qualification with a valid authorization. More than once, the line between commercial flight and recreational-sports flight blurs. Possession of a qualification certificate resolves the issue of the nature of the flight performed, and thus provides a wide range of possibilities for use specialized drones. The following are examples of the use of unmanned aircraft, not all of which are directly associated with commercial flight.
1. RPAS production and service
Naturally, the builder of an unmanned aircraft does not need to have a qualification certificate. Another thing is when a builder makes a flight to present the result of his work or sample designs for purchase by a customer. The same is true for flights made for RPAS testing and service.
2. Aerial film and photography from a drone
Back around 2008. the use of drones for this purpose has become very popular. Nowadays, the video industry and helicams are experiencing their heyday. Bird's eye shots have always fascinated humans due to their inaccessibility on a daily basis. The high quality of recorded video, as well as the wide availability of UAVs, provides significant opportunities for amateurs as well as professionals. Nowadays, aerial shots are used at every turn: from wedding films to advertising spots, news media coverage, sports broadcasts, music videos, TV shows to Oscar-winning film super productions.
The aerial photography industry is relevant to the aforementioned film industry, it enjoys similar customer interest. Technological development and miniaturization of equipment allows to take professional, high quality photos in a traditional 2D way and with modern techniques obtaining 3D images and "360 degree" photos.
Currently, unmanned aviation provides a large field of choice of work tools. You can use RTF (Ready To Fly) equipment with cameras built in by default, or "custom" designs often in RTW (Ready To Work) configuration which allow virtually complete freedom of choice of photo/video equipment taken aboard the drone.
3. Virtual Reality with drones (VR)
Modern, rapidly developing field that gives the opportunity to "move" to another reality, mapping realism can be a combination of elements of the real world with fictional elements. BSPs have their irreplaceable share of 3D scans of space, used in games or professional simulators - not just aviation simulators. Mobility of unmanned aerial vehicles, makes it possible to create spatial scans of objects of any height and significant, in terms of area. Analysis and documentation of hard-to-reach areas such as tight clearances between buildings or areas with a lot of obstacles that used to be a barrier to manned aviation are no longer a problem.
Due to the high cost and limited capabilities of manned aviation, even 3D models of airports, which until recently were the bastion of manned aviation, are now made using RPAS. The acquired material is used to create professional aviation simulators, which have their application in the process of training a manned pilot.
4. Surveying by drone
Another industry successfully using the capabilities of unmanned aviation. Drones can capture data for photogrammetric terrain models using "low-altitude" aerial photography. Previously, photogrammetry and orthophotos were created on the basis of aerial photographs taken from the deck of a manned aircraft or helicopter, it was "medium and high altitude" photogrammetry, due to its moderate accuracy and high cost, now gradually abandoning this method.
The main task carried out with RPAS in geodesy is the creation of orthophotos. Thanks to the possibility of automatic mission planning, the flight becomes very precise and saves valuable time of the surveyor, the acquired material is ready for further processing.
Photogrammetry, another branch of the industry using RPAS. The ability to take measurements on an acquired photo or model is another benefit. The measurements obtained by this method, are not as precise as those made with ground-based surveying equipment, however, RPAS technology can be used to make overview measurements or when the possible precision will be enough.
5. Drone farming
Modern agriculture is based on what is known as agrotechnology, which refers to the totality of the procedures used to cultivate the land and plants in order to obtain abundant yields of the highest possible quality. In this field, unmanned aviation is perfect for tasks such as monitoring plant vitality (NDVI indicator), optimizing fertilization and application of crop protection products, performing spraying of valuable plants where the level of crop damage with the traditional method of fertilization is high. In the event of any agricultural damage, the material obtained from the air can help create a reliable report on the basis of which it is easier to obtain compensation for the damage suffered. See agricultural drones.
6. Protection of people and property using drones
Unmanned aerial vehicles are successfully used by services working for the safety or security of property and persons. A simple example is state bodies such as the Police, Fire Department, Army, Railway Protection Guards, Polish State Forests, State Fishery Guards, Municipal Police and others.
For the same purposes, RPAS are used by private companies, examples of which are detective agencies and security agencies.
7. Inspections with drones
Not yet such a thriving branch of RPAS use, although inspectors are increasingly assisted by the capabilities of unmanned aviation, conducting inspections of buildings, structures, ships, machinery or power lines. Unmanned aerial vehicles are also being used to take thermal imaging measurements of buildings and heat transfer networks. In our offer we have inspection drones.
8. Protecting the environment with a drone
High mobility, ease of making observations of the area makes RPAS increasingly used to protect the environment. It becomes easier to control the population of forest animals, especially birds. General contamination of the environment, as well as specific locations, can be monitored in real time from the air. In turn, smog, which has become a significant problem in almost all Polish cities, has given another application to RPAS. More and more measurement devices are dedicated to the use and installation on the BSP, a novelty is the mobile chemical spectrum scanner for rapid identification of sites of potential chemical contamination or environmental disaster.
9. Measurements with drones
Using RPAS, it becomes possible to make fast and accurate measurements of the volume of the raw material dump, landfill, excavation site and the like, given the varied surface plane and large measurement area. Measurements made from the air, with the help of a drone, offer great opportunities saving time and financial outlay.
10. Developers and installers also use drones
Another, and the last described, industry that benefits from the capabilities of unmanned aviation is the construction industry. Developers, in an effort to better present the facility being sold to the customer, show an overview view from a particular window when the development does not yet have foundations. This gives potential customers a better idea of what is on offer and allows them to make a more informed decision about buying a house or apartment.
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