The Future of UAV's for Commercial Use

My interest in UAVs (unmanned air vehicles) comes from the potential I see for their use in commercial applications. Flying Sensors, a company out of Salt Lake City, uses UAV's equipped with meteorological and chemical sensors that can be used to monitor the output on the plumes of oil refineries. They also have helicopters that are equipped with HD video cameras to allow an array of marketing possibilities to real estate owners, advertisers and the likes.

It is relieving to see this wonderful technology used for purposes other than defense. I think 2008 will bring many new viable uses of UAVs. Developers, architects, brokers, golf courses, city planners, and many other industries and individuals will come to find the usefulness and the economical advantage that a UAV can provide. UAVs will truly become a disruptive technology that commercial ventures cannot ignore, just as the military has learned not to ignore