Drone Industry Trends
Challenges and Revenues for Service Providers
Service provider revenues trend upwards and a breakdown of the challenges these firms face The rise of the services market and the “droneprenuer” is nothing new, with a sea of content and forums out there on how to start. Each year we like to distill findings on service provider revenues and where providers are making … Read more
Participate in Our 2022 Survey Today
Have your voice heard in the industry’s longest running survey We just announced our sixth Drone Market Sector Survey, established to provide clear benchmarks for the industry. This survey is the online research portion of our upcoming 2022 Market Sector Report, and will provide a comprehensive look across drone purchases, service providers, business and public agency … Read more
Autonomous Drones in 2022
Just how automated are drone operations today? We dive into the data. Last time we covered autonomy we debated twitter spats and laid the foundation for looking at drone autonomy. This included adopting the levels of driving automation to drone flight and establishing that autonomous drone solutions goes beyond just simple flight – covering everything from data … Read more
Drones Lead the Way for Everything Uncrewed
Drone industry likely to be the birthplace of leaders in the growing mobile industrial robot / uncrewed ground vehicle space While the industry has set its sights on using the term “drone”, these devices are truly just another domain of uncrewed or robotic systems being deployed by industrial users. And often they’re the first adopted, … Read more
How Has 2021 Changed the Drone Industry?
Key Takeaways from DroneAnalyst’s Fifth Annual Market Report In this post, I’ll illustrate some of the market trends over the past year using data from our fifth Drone Market Sector Report and describe large shifts that have impacted the industry in 2021. While the full report covers everything from purchasing factors to challenges faced by each industry, … Read more
Finding the Money for Service Providers
How much can commercial drone pilots make? What industries pay the most? And more. Improvements in drone products and regulatory changes have caused a wave of photographers and other professionals to become commercial drone pilots. This may mean joining a services firm or going at it alone as a “droneprenuer”. The rise of drone service … Read more
Participate in Our 2021 Market Survey
Have your voice heard in the industry’s longest running annual survey We just announced our fifth Drone Market Sector Survey, established to provide clear benchmarks for the industry. This survey is the online research portion of our upcoming 2021 Market Sector Report (to be released in September), and will provide a comprehensive look across drone … Read more
The Rise of Open-Source Drones
Amidst Global Tensions and A Surge of New Manufacturers, Open-Source Has Risen as a Key Winner With much of the industry discussing the pressures on DJI, rise of Blue sUAS offerings such as the Skydio X2 and the promise of autonomous drones, there has been one consistent force driving many of these larger trends. That … Read more
How Large is the Drone Market?
New DroneAnalyst Research Dives into Market Size in Initial Hardware Sector Report The history of the drone industry is also the history of hype and oversized forecasts. Whether that be the tale of Lily Robotics or Goldman’s $100 Billion market estimate by 2020, we’ve seen it all. And it’s understandable, drones are a new, unique … Read more
Why the Industry Still Relies on DJI
Despite geopolitical tensions and security concerns, the drone industry’s reliance on DJI remains firm. We explore why. While headlines have focused on DJI drones being “banned” or “blacklisted” from the US market, many following the industry will know just how little impact these US government actions have had on the majority of drone sales and DJI’s market dominance. While it … Read more