While Japan uses Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems in agriculture more than 20 years ago, it is indispensable to recall that, we are still at the early stage when it comes to Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems used for commercial and civil purposes.
Vertical markets include agriculture & forestry, civil
protection & disaster management, engineering & transportation
infrastructure, oil & energy, and video & cinema is at the core of
stakes.
According to Research and Markets, recent improvements in the regulatory context
in a number of countries and technological advances have led to an increase in
the number of applications using RPAS for commercial purposes.
The firm also reveals that, Agriculture was estimated to be the largest
user of RPAS in 2015, accounting for 39% of units used, ahead of video &
cinema and engineering & transportation infrastructure.
Regions including Asia Pacific, Europe and North America lead the
momentum with Japan as the most mature RPS market; among other interesting
commercial RPAS countries including Australia, Canada, France, the U.K. and the
U.S.
A vendor
like DJI is among the key players.