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Infographic. The future of Drones: Employment and other initiatives (IV)

Publié le 27/12/2016

Drones Jobs are on the Rise

It is predicted that about 100,000 additional drone jobs will flood the market in the next couple of years. These jobs will be in areas such as aerial photography as well as cinematography in outdoor film industry and in extreme sports, land surveying start-ups and an increase in drone manufacturers.

There is also a possibility of more jobs for UAV operators, drone pilots and engineers at the various levels of employment experience. At the moment there are University courses for drones as well as online courses related to drones.

Interesting Developments in the Drone World

Recently Facebook launched a drone, the Aquila which was meant to help attain a global Wi-Fi connection from as high as 60,000 feet in the air. The first flight was on the 28th of June 2016 with an aim of allowing those living in remote areas to get access to the internet.

Amazon, an online market platform has also tried to use drones for the delivery of their numerous orders. It is still in the developmental stages and it will only be officially used when the right regulations are set. There is also Google’s Alphabet’s Project Wing Drone that has been trialed by delivering burritos to Virginia University students.

The Zipline Drone is transforming the delivery of essential health services to the remote areas to help save the avoidable loss of lives. The goal of this service is an interesting and inspiring one, one delivery one life saved. Quite noble in nature.

There is also the Drone Racing League which is a recent development. In this the contestants navigate small, remote-controlled aircrafts at high speeds through aerial obstacles courses at iconic locations around the world. Several broadcasters have been involved in this namely ESPN, British Broadcaster Sky, Germany’s Prosiebensat.1 as well as MGM Television. The races have millions of online viewers and since the start of it about 12 Million dollars has been raised.

As has been seen in the various applications, drones are the future of doing the impossible and simplifying the possible. It is good to be on lookout on how the drone world will shape up in the near future.

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