BY: Matthew Dieudonne
Drones in today's world are starting to become a norm. They are beginning to seem less futuristic and simply more as a near sighted possibility. The main stigmatism of drones in the past has been that they are militaristic in nature, and meant to be used as dominate unmanned fighting force. In today's economic industries drones are becoming even more prevalent and showing to be an effective unmanned working force. The projected new technological outlook is currently touching the Agricultural industry and working its way it's the Commercial industry.
In Agriculture there are a vast number of ways that farmers and ranchers can utilize unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). From monitoring the spread of disease and infectious insects to even how to apply fertilizer to specific areas of crops. Drones have endless possibilities, don't believe it? Drones in Ireland have been created to act as sheep herders in place of the typical dog.
Back in Kansas, studies have been completed that project that UAS integration will contribute to an economic influx of 2.5 billion and lead to the creation of 3,700 new jobs by 2025. In 2015 alone, the total economic impact of agriculture spending on UAS in Kansas is estimated to reach more than $75 million with more than 770 new jobs created. These numbers are surprising and can lead to a great boost in the economy and some may wonder why famers would want go with the technological route thinking it may be more expensive. On the contrary actually this move to drones will contribute to the saving of millions of dollars in time and resources by the famers. The drone's involvement will lead to higher efficiency and productivity.
Now when we speak of efficiency and productivity, it's more so brought up in the commercial industry. Because that's really where businesses aim make the most improvement in order to make the biggest leaps in revenue. Amazon is a current leader in working to remain a top of the line commercial company, they aim to do this through the addition of drones in their delivery system. Amazon is calling it Prime Air, in which items can be delivered to the customer from a local facility within 30 minutes of purchasing the order. These drones currently are only able to carry a load up to 5 pounds but luckily for Amazon that is enough to carry about 86% of their products. This new delivery system is still in the testing stages but is beginning to look very promising, attached is a video of the prospective process of delivery.
Drones are slowly but surely becoming the norm in the world's industries. Soon it is starting to look like they will play a crucial role in our own future developments, whatever they may be. On the legislative side in America, on February 14, 2012, President Obama signed the FAA Modernization and Reform Act into law, which includes important provisions on the integration of UAS into the national airspace system by September 2015. So we will for sure going to start to see the impacts very soon with our own eyes. To ensure a safe and responsible integration process, the legislation created a number of benchmarks to be reached along the way, including the establishment of six test sites around the country for the testing and development of UAS. At least 30 states have expressed interest in hosting a test site, either individually or as part of a multi-state consortium. These test sites would attract government and industry personnel and many states envision the remarkable economic benefits of being a part of a UAS test site. Drones have a big impact currently through potential impacts financial surpluses and multiple industries, and it seems with time this impact will only continue to grow!
This is a peak into the near future for our generation. Sooner than later, drones like these will start to replace the human beings that are doing the same job as them. Drones don't have to be paid and will do the job just as well or better than their human counterparts. Industrial kind of jobs similar to the ones shown in this article will be the perfect place for drones to be used because customer service won't be a factor. People with jobs in these types of fields will be at a disadvantage once the service of Drones starts to become more commercial.
ReplyDeleteThe implications that drones may have on our society is scary to me honestly. Although it is proven that they can be beneficial and that they could improve our quality of living, it still concerns me that I can be followed easily without even knowing. Technology is a great thing but too much of it I believe could possibly be detrimental to our society.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Thahal. I pride myself in living a semi-private life and not to say these innovations can't be helpful, as i think they certainly will be, but not everyone chooses to use such innovations for good use which is very worrying considering the worlds current circumstances.
ReplyDeleteThis can be both a good and bad thing. I think that everyone can agree that privacy is the most important thing the live on. With drones wondering around all the time that can become a huge concern to society, but at the same time it can be useful for things such as crime.
ReplyDeleteI remember talking about drones in one of Professor Sistrunk’s classes earlier in the semester. I love the idea of innovation and how fast and convenient Amazon Prime Air is. I still have plenty of concerns. My first concern is that this new framework would take away the employments of numerous deliverers and would likewise constrain the measure of human association in mail conveyance. The execution of drones would radically influence the occupations of the men and ladies who deliver mail. The persons who convey the mail would endure an enormous pay cut if not a complete end of their employment.
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