UAV is a very popular field, and many entrepreneurs in China have begun to develop UAVs. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been converted from military to civilian use. There are 14 UAV applications below, which are changing our daily life.
Deliver food
Online shopping has made our life more convenient, and many regions have also launched food distribution services. Users only need to order the food they want online, and someone will deliver it to their home. However, it takes time to deliver food manually, and the orders placed by users today may arrive every other day. The emergence of UAVs means that users can get food on the same day as they set. Domino and Amazon both saw this direction and began to test the UAV delivery system.
Change media
The last media revolution was the emergence of photography and video, but the use of UAVs for news will bring a second revolution to the media. This concept has been embedded in many media schools, which teach students how to use UAVs to cover news in dangerous areas and ensure the safety of journalists.
In addition, UAVs are also used to shoot sports activities. It can shoot pictures from a previously inaccessible angle, allowing the audience to watch sports more intuitively from different angles. In the Olympic Games, unmanned aerial vehicles also appeared. Overseas gossip media also use drones to take photos of stars.
Exploring oil fields
Oil is a rare resource, which is vital to human survival, but it is very dangerous to detect oil wells. Through special sensors, UAVs can detect the state of oil wells. The staff can know whether the oilfield is in the best state and stable operation through data or images.
Deliver medical supplies
Natural disasters and wars often require emergency medical supplies. These areas often have complex terrain, which is difficult for people to cross, and it takes time to drop materials by air. But the UAV can deliver the materials to the designated place in the first time. The aviation enterprise Matternet is developing a UAV network to enable medical supplies to be delivered to dangerous areas in time.
Save lives
A student in Austria designed a medical UAV system. When someone has a heart attack, the UAV can fly to the patient and put down the defibrillator. This system will be installed in major hospitals, so that medical staff can immediately rush to patients for emergency treatment, and UAVs can also send medical equipment to designated locations at the same time.
Assist in search
It is very difficult to search for missing persons in remote areas. We often see that search and rescue personnel spend several days searching for a person, and in this process, search and rescue personnel will also encounter danger. The UAV can search in the designated area in advance and guide the search and rescue personnel to find the victims or find a safer path.
Observation of wild animals
Another significant application of UAV is to protect wild animals, especially endangered species. There are many poachers who will find ways to hunt these creatures. It is difficult to rely on people to prevent them. A team of scientists in Indonesia used UAVs to observe rare apes to ensure their safety and health.
Changing agriculture
Many farmers need to check their crops for normal growth from time to time, and they need to go out to take care of these crops no matter what the weather. UAVs equipped with infrared sensors can observe crops and detect their growth. For farms that cover a large area, UAVs are a great help.
Help with disaster relief
No country can resist the natural disasters. UAVs played a very important role in the Haiti earthquake, helping the US military search for survivors, deliver medical supplies, and ensure the safety of the search forces.
Combating crime
Police forces in some countries are already using drones to search for potential crimes. Just as a superhero will stand on the top of a building to view the city he is protecting, no one has the opportunity to travel through the city and check whether there are crimes. Maybe this will invade the privacy of some people, but it is really reasonable to use drones to deal with crimes in a timely manner.
Protection of national borders
There are military reconnaissance drones at home and abroad. In the past, pilots were required to conduct military searches in person, but now they can complete their tasks only by sitting in the control room of the base. The Australian government has recently applied surveillance drones to border surveillance, which can replace coastal defense to check whether there are stowaways or potential dangers.
Save the Earth
Environmental pollution has always been a big problem, but UAVs may be able to prevent environmental pollution, at least, observe environmental pollution. In some areas, drones have been used to search for criminals who throw large garbage at will, or to prevent deforestation. NASA also began to use unmanned aerial vehicles to observe the ozone layer.
Look after the house
Although the housing market is a bit sluggish now, and many people have no money to buy a house, this has not stopped real estate companies from launching new ways to sell houses. An overseas real estate company uses drones to record the appearance of the house, even the surrounding environment. Through this method, the buyer can see the real appearance of the house.
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