Study and Technical Implementation of Drone Operations in a Drone-as-a-Service Model

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) refers to
technological devices invented for purposes of
reconnaissance and surveillance work by the armed
forces but are increasingly becoming popular
through commercial and industry use. Improvement
made in technologies such as microelectronic,
communication, and sensors has enabled drones to
be capable of performing complicated tasks with
efficiency and accuracy. For instance, drones have
become highly integrated with different types of
sensors that include RGB camera, montage sensors,
and thermal cameras that utilize temperature. Drones
have become highly significant in activities that
involve collecting infrastructural data spatially, for
instance, in agriculture, infrastructure surveillance,
environmental monitoring, and disaster management.
However, despite the many benefits, there are critical
aspects limiting the utilization of drone technologies.
There is a huge cost involved that involves not only
the UAVs, sensors, and associated software systems
but also most of these being of professional levels.