As businesses continue to rely on drones for safety, efficacy, and data collection, it’s important to stay consistent with those values when planning drone flights. Drone flight planning consists of determining flight schedule, pattern, altitude, and image or video capture specifications, as well as any weather-related requirements (e.g. temperature, light, or irradiance limitations), to meet the data goals of your particular job or mission.

As the demand for commercial drones continues to increase across industries, so does the need for drone insurance. While the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) does not require insurance to operate commercially in the U.S., most companies require that drone operators provide proof of coverage through a valid Certificate of Insurance (COI) to demonstrate that the pilot has coverage that protects both them and their clients.

Businesses are deploying drones to accomplish an ever-expanding range of tasks - and with each of those tasks comes a wealth of helpful data. While a drone mission may be intended to provide the company with imaging, mapping, or a short video, the volume of data gathered during a flight can provide additional insights or benefits that a company may inadvertently overlook. 

As companies continue to place more emphasis on their drone programs to accomplish a wide range of tasks, there’s an increasing need for a single software platform to centralize all the necessary operations.

Measure CEO and Co-founder Brandon Torres Declet was featured in a Commercial UAV  News article first published on April 16, 2020. 

Drones for use in the construction industry have boomed since their adoption by civil and commercial groups in 2016. And we expect to see that trend continue in the coming years. According to Goldman Sachs, drones in construction present the largest opportunity for new jobs - nearly doubling the opportunity for the next closest industry -- agriculture. 

Source: Goldman Sachs

While drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been around for more than two decades, their commercial use has exploded in the last few years as different industries have come to understand how drone use can benefit their day-to-day operations.

Sometimes creating a high-quality map can be a challenge, but it doesn’t have to be. We will walk through a simple process to plan a mission, capture data, and create quality data products.

Through Measure’s custom solutions, including an integration with SAP Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), AES has shortened the turnaround time for wind turbine inspection analysis from 2 to 3 weeks to 2 to 3 days. With automated notifications sent to SAP, AES can address major damage faster, improving overall asset performance.

At Measure, commitment to drone safety has been a defining characteristic of our business since our inception in 2014, two years before Part 107 was even enacted.