Martin's Brainstorm One:
Creative Drone Scenarios: The emergence of most of these potential solutions have coalesced since I first played with a DraganFlyer at a trade show and subsequently acquired my original Parrot Drone in 2010.
FLIR analysis and mapping. Automated flight path/ or on demand.
Possible use cases:
Ship-board security situational awareness. Use for reconnaissance and threat detection in poor visibility.
Law enforcement or search and Rescue team - FLIR sweeps for bodies. Night time operations could include the use of flares and lighting.
Firefighters rapid deployment tool for airborne overhead heat detection.
Temporary road warning lights/advisories. Freeway, accident.
Potentially useful for emergency responders
Commercial Security.
Anti-piracy shipboard drones.
Using FLIR drones to locate and identify potential night time piracy threats could be supplemented by simple illumination drones that fire daylight flares over a target.
Pipeline/Power-line patrol. Recharging stations along the length (Power line options may even include induction powered devices).
Energy Industry: Pipeline/ power-line integrity detection flights along major pipelines
Business Campus based Rogue WiFi detection and location scans. Part of a penetration testing process.
DAS(Drones as a service)
Rent a crowd-sourced drone flight in a city. Uber drone?
? Might need some use safety certification, introduces insurance and privacy issues.
Home security
Burglar alarm drone .
Use of a homeowner to use a perimeter response drone to go and "take a look" at reports for perimeter disturbances.
Commercial Services:
Roof and gutter inspection drones.
Home Services, roof surveying, solar roof installation surveys, roof pest control?
Marketing drones. Sound bite or jingle delivery. Aerial attractor display - an alternative to the older "Searchlight" technologies.
Mast rigging drone/crawler.
Possible use to carry and attach lightweight heaving lines for heavier rigging.
Agriculture
Pollinator micro drone.
Bee population reduced agriculture areas - low-cost Tech dependent.
FLIR based moisture/frost/pest detection
Fruit ripeness flyby - use of UV or other reflective methods to detect readiness of fruit.
Augmented Entertainment:
Used for concerts - Stage drones, crowd recording drones and laser lighting drones. Safety concerns may also demand use of LTA/Mini-blimp lift platforms.
Games - Drone wars drones.
Possible MMO remote-controlled drone events for eSports?
Drone based scavenger hunt game. QR Code provided clues/direction updates/capability unlocks.
Creative Drone Scenarios: The emergence of most of these potential solutions have coalesced since I first played with a DraganFlyer at a trade show and subsequently acquired my original Parrot Drone in 2010.
FLIR analysis and mapping. Automated flight path/ or on demand.
Possible use cases:
Ship-board security situational awareness. Use for reconnaissance and threat detection in poor visibility.
Law enforcement or search and Rescue team - FLIR sweeps for bodies. Night time operations could include the use of flares and lighting.
Firefighters rapid deployment tool for airborne overhead heat detection.
Temporary road warning lights/advisories. Freeway, accident.
Potentially useful for emergency responders
Commercial Security.
Anti-piracy shipboard drones.
Using FLIR drones to locate and identify potential night time piracy threats could be supplemented by simple illumination drones that fire daylight flares over a target.
Pipeline/Power-line patrol. Recharging stations along the length (Power line options may even include induction powered devices).
Energy Industry: Pipeline/ power-line integrity detection flights along major pipelines
Business Campus based Rogue WiFi detection and location scans. Part of a penetration testing process.
DAS(Drones as a service)
Rent a crowd-sourced drone flight in a city. Uber drone?
? Might need some use safety certification, introduces insurance and privacy issues.
Home security
Burglar alarm drone .
Use of a homeowner to use a perimeter response drone to go and "take a look" at reports for perimeter disturbances.
Commercial Services:
Roof and gutter inspection drones.
Home Services, roof surveying, solar roof installation surveys, roof pest control?
Marketing drones. Sound bite or jingle delivery. Aerial attractor display - an alternative to the older "Searchlight" technologies.
Mast rigging drone/crawler.
Possible use to carry and attach lightweight heaving lines for heavier rigging.
Agriculture
Pollinator micro drone.
Bee population reduced agriculture areas - low-cost Tech dependent.
FLIR based moisture/frost/pest detection
Fruit ripeness flyby - use of UV or other reflective methods to detect readiness of fruit.
Augmented Entertainment:
Used for concerts - Stage drones, crowd recording drones and laser lighting drones. Safety concerns may also demand use of LTA/Mini-blimp lift platforms.
Games - Drone wars drones.
Possible MMO remote-controlled drone events for eSports?
Drone based scavenger hunt game. QR Code provided clues/direction updates/capability unlocks.