Commercial applications of drone technology

Clarity from above

The IT revolution that began in the 1980s completely transformed the modern economy by enabling companies in industry to re-engineer their operations. Today we are witnessing a comparable disruption, on a similar scale, as drone technologies upend business models and reshape industry landscapes ranging from agriculture to filmmaking. In the very near future, clients in all areas of the economy will begin to see the impact of drones on their operational processes – from the way they receive deliveries to how they interact with their insurers.

Clarity from above seeks to quantify that impact by examining commercial applications of drone technology across industry sectors. Of interest are not only the machines (drones), but their broader applications for business, such as in the ability to capture unprecedented levels of data. That is why we have decided to use the term ‘drone powered solutions’.

The creation of the PwC Drone Powered Solutions centre of excellence, and the preparation of our first global report on how drones are poised to impact a broad range of industries, were made possible thanks to a number of factors. These include PwC’s deep global industry expertise, our strategy & operations consulting capabilities and, just as importantly, a passionate curiosity to explore innovative ways that emerging technologies such as drones can be used for data capture and analysis to solve business challenges.

Around the world, drones equipped with cameras and sensors are providing companies with clearer, more comprehensive views of their businesses, and the opportunities and threats that surround them.