Despite the negative reputation they have received, the use of drones isn’t all bad.
From finding missing people to delivering takeaways, here are some of the ways the unmanned aircraft can be beneficial
Rescues
A Norfolk man who went missing in June last year was only found when a police drone spotted him stuck on a marsh.
Twenty-two hours after he went missing, a police drone recorded footage of Mr Pugh. He was up to his armpits in water.
Police stated that they would have not been able to find him so quickly without the drone, as a helicopter would not have been able to fly so low to the ground.
Remote Monitored Systems plc (LON:RMS) is focused on the continued development of the Company’s ‘Survey & Inspection’ business. RMS’s Geocurve subsidiary is a specialist surveying business which combines traditional survey techniques with innovative technologies including UAS/UAV, GIS databases, 3D modelling, laser and Lidar scanning and hydrographic modelling.