普华永道：2016无人机技术商业使用报告（40页）.pdf

1、Cl arity from above PwC gl obal report on the commercial appl ications of drone technol ogy www.dronepoweredsol May 2016 Contents How can drones take business to the sky?1 1. What are the key commercial applications of drones?3 1.1Infrastructure5 1.2Transport8 1.3Insurance11 1.4Media and Entertainme

2、nt12 1.5Tel ecommunication14 1.6Agricul ture16 1.7Security18 1.8Mining19 2. What are the drivers and barriers to drone powered solutions?20 2.1Drivers performing the same inspection using a drone cuts the cost by around 50%. Simil ar savings can be achieved on inspections of bridges and tunnel s, wh

3、ere the costs of in-person inspections are even higher. Befor e (init ial s t at e) Aft er 6Clar it y fr om above Today drones can not onl y l ocate defects faster and more thoroughl y, but al so more cheapl y and safel y. Due to advances in image processing, companies can anal yse data much faster

4、and more accuratel y. The software currentl y avail abl e for image processing al l ows extraction of much more val uabl e information and insights than ever before. Asset inventory Drones can be used in stocktaking and inventory management for infrastructure companies. Performing inventory assessme

5、nts with UAVs al l ows companies to cut costs and accel erate the entire process, whil e providing more detail ed information about the assets. It al so increases workpl ace safety, as rotary-wing drones can fl y into pl aces that are diffi cul t to reach without risking human l ives. The best examp

6、l e may be inventory of tel ecommunication and broadcasting masts, and the devices instal l ed on them. Ordinary stocktaking is dangerous, time-consuming and l abour-intensive; using drones, enhanced by other new technol ogies such as optical barcodes and radio frequency tags (RFID), makes the proce