An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) commonly known as a drone is an aircraft, without a human pilot aboard. Its flight is controlled either remotely or autonomously.
USES OF DRONES:
- Military- Drones are used in situations where manned flight is considered risky or difficult. They deliver precision strikes; carry out aerial reconnaissance etc, without the need of intrusive military action.
- Farming - Farmers can use it to monitor irrigation, plant growth; they can even see if any of the plants are sick, by using infrared technology. This can also enable farmers to make critical decisions about where and when to fertilize, plant or water.
- Movie Making- Drones enables creators to achieve the effects easily that would otherwise require lot of wires, spider cam cranes, and crane operators.
- Covering the news- In what may become the next trend in journalism; some reporters have already begun using UAVs to capture the news.
- Putting out wildfires- Drones are becoming an incredibly useful tool for fire-fighters.
- Protecting endangered species- Scientists have been using drones to keep track of a population of endangered animals and finding out ways to increase their number.
- Monitoring pollution level- NASA is even using drones to test the makeup of the ozone. In Italy, drones have been used to monitor illegal dumping for years.
- Helping in disaster relief- Drones are used to drop food and medical aid in places where roads become impassable in rainy seasons, or where they might not exist at all. UAVs can prove to be an asset in time-critical situations, such as ski patrollers using beacons on small drones to search for buried avalanche victims.
- Sports- Drones are being used to develop everything from game strategy to analyzing athlete performance. Drones have even made an appearance at the Olympics, where they were used to film ski and snowboarding events in Sochi.
- Fighting crime- Police and FBI departments in various countries use drones for surveillance and other protection-related activities.
