Drone technology has drawn the attention of people even before its launch. The idea of operating an unmanned system opened new doors of opportunity for various industries such as logistics and delivery, wildlife monitoring, shipping, aerial photography, and precision agriculture among others. Earlier, drones were used only for military purposes such as intelligence gathering of information, air defense target training, and even as weapon platform. Today, there are used in various fields such as traffic and weather monitoring, transportation, law enforcement, construction, media & entertainment, security and surveillance, weddings, precision agriculture, and many others. The rising demand for drones from both commercial and civil applications is projected to promote the growth of the global drone sensor market in the near future.
Drone sensors play a major role in the functioning of a drone, and are thus considered its heart. Manufacturers of the drone sensor market indulge in various interesting drone sensor solutions for its improvement and update. These include inertial sensors, ultrasonic sensors, altimeter sensors, speed & distance sensors, current sensors, position sensors, and others. Such drones are used for multiple applications such as collision detection, navigation, air pressure measurement, data acquisition, power monitoring, and others. The drone sensor market is projected to witness notable growth in the coming years on account of the factors mentioned above. Some of the key players functioning in the global drone sensor market include SlantRange, Sentera Inc., PrescisionHawk, Infineon Technologies AG, Sparton NavEx, TDK InvenSense, Bosch Sensortec, Trimble, Raytheon, and arms AG.
Wide Applications in Wildlife Monitoring and Agriculture Precision Activities will Augment Growth
The increasing adoption of different self-operating flight systems will bring a major change in the overall commercial sector. Factors promoting the sale of sensor drones include the rising demand from commercial applications such as aerial photography, precision agriculture, agricultural or wildlife monitoring, shipping, and others such as delivery, videography, and logistics. The demand from these sectors will augment the growth of the global drone sensor market in the coming years. Intense research and development and continuous upgrades on drone technology will also serve in favor of this market.
The drone technology emerged as one of the most useful application during the times of COVID19 pandemic when most of the world was under stringent lockdown. Most of the businesses remained shut, owing to the imposition of these lockdown to stop the virus from spreading. This badly affected the overall demand and supply chain, thus resulting in huge losses in trade volume and the global economy. During this time, drone technology served its purpose well to the rescue of mankind. Sensor drones were used for effective contactless delivery of medicine and important goods at the crucial time of the coronavirus pandemic. It was also used for transporting blood samples, and for sanitation purposes and thus, gained immense popularity during this time. Now, sensor drones are used for both government duties as well as for serving the commercial sector, thus bagging high revenues for this market. Although drones have served its purpose of a safe and reliable option that can be used in several applications, there are certain drawbacks. The high cost of sensor drones may serve as one of the key factors obstructing the growth of this market. Besides this, sensor drones have limited operational performance and need to be recharged at regular intervals. This may also stand as a major factor hampering the growth of this market in the coming years. Nevertheless, the continuous advancements in drone technology and the rising applications of drone sensors in various sectors such as security and surveillance, military and defense, and media and entertainment are likely to create new growth opportunities for the global drone sensor market in the future years.
