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Drone Industry Insights (DRONEII) named this year’s Top Drone Service Provider.
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Winners were divided into two categories. “…to rank the best drone services companies in the world, we used size, growth and public prominence as references for judging company performance,” he wrote in DRONEII. Estaban Zanelli“The ranking is split between the top 5 remote sensing companies and the top 5 drone delivery companies.”
US takes top spot in both sectors, along with medical drone delivery companies zip line Landed at the number one spot for drone delivery, aerodyne group First place in remote sensing.
Insight from the List: It’s a Wide Open Field
The full report lists the top 20 drone service providers in both categories. As commercial drone operations grow, drone service providers will become more important.
Eight of the top 20 companies, including the top three drone delivery service providers, are based in the United States, but Zanelli notes that their main operations are in other countries. For remote sensing, Aerodyne is number one, but the rest of the list is globally diverse. “…best companies for remote sensing, the top 20 he only includes five American companies. It’s not as big as it seems at first.”
In addition to being geographically diverse, few of the companies that make the list of top drone service providers are backed by large corporations.
Energy remains the largest customer for remote sensing drone service providers.
Whether a company outsources drone operations or establishes an in-house drone team depends on many factors. Energy is currently the largest customer for DSPs. “As expected, nearly all of the top 20 remote sensing Companies prioritize and actively engage in the energy industry (utilities). This is not only a major industry in terms of utility and associated money importance, but also the way drone technology uniquely improves efficiency, safety, and savings in both time and money.” he writes Zanelli.
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Miriam McNabb, editor-in-chief of DRONELIFE and CEO of professional drone services marketplace JobForDrones, is a fascinating observer of the emerging drone industry and drone regulatory environment. With her 3,000+ articles focused on the commercial drone space, Miriam is an international speaker and recognized figure in the industry. Miriam has a degree from the University of Chicago and high tech she has over 20 years of experience in sales and marketing new technologies.
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