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Great article written by Dr. Joey Shorter, National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA), about Medical Delivery Drones and how they can save an estimated 20-50% in courier costs. Read the article below to see how they are currently being used in other countries!

Medical Delivery Drones Save Estimated 20-50% of Courier Costs A Silicon Valley-based company has designed the drones and the cloud system for sending and receiving platforms for medical deliveries. Matternet’s newly launched system can autonomously load, launch and land the drones. No more delays in emergency situations. In densely populated metropolitan areas...

"Drones have become central to various industries, including agriculture, construction, insurance, gas and oil, public safety, and more. They are essential for tasks such as inspection, crop spraying, and filming. However, it’s currently impossible for drone operators to get the same type of detailed weather information that airplane pilots receive because of the much lower-flying altitudes of drones. A company named Earth Networks is about to change that with its Sferic DroneFlight program, a predictive hyperlocal, low-altitude weather service for drone operators."

Read the full article below to see how Drone Operators will have access to similar technology as Airplane Pilots which will help keep our sky as safe as possible with daily increasing air traffic.

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Commercial drone pilots can now get customized weather forecasts Drone Weather ServiceDrones have become central to various industries, including agriculture, construction, insurance, gas and oil, public safety, and more. They are essential for tasks such as …

"Less than a week after the last drops of Hurricane Harvey fell, Houston is just beginning to assess the damage. At least 46 people have died. More than 30,000 houses are flooded and as many as a million vehicles waterlogged. Early estimates suggest the hurricane has inflicted $120 billion in damage on the region, making it the most expensive natural disaster in the country’s history. Which means the drones’ work has just begun. Responding to the disaster provides a major test—and opportunity—for the country’s fast-growing network of professional UAV operators, almost exactly one year after the Federal Aviation Administration began to hand out licenses for commercial drone operation. (There are at least 2,000 licensed pilots in the Houston area alone, and some 20,300 nationwide.)
"This is the one of the first big disasters where we can show how valuable drones can be,” says Brandon Stark, who directs the Center of Excellence on Unmanned Aircraft System Safety at the University of California, Merced. In the coming weeks and months, they'll help locals assess damage to homes, roads, bridges, power lines, oil and gas facilities, and office buildings—and determine whether it's safe to go back." Check out the full article on www.wired.com by Aarian Marshal. Photo by Marcus Yam of the LA Times.
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Check out this article on how insurance companies are beginning to utilize commercial drones to assess damage from Hurricane Harvey.

Commercial drones face unprecedented test in Harvey's destructive wake Fleets of commercial drones are primed to hover over the destruction from Tropical Storm Harvey in an unprecedented test of unmanned aircraft's ability to assess billions of dollars in damage for the insurance industry and accelerate payouts for harried policyholders.