Are drones the future of marine surveying?
The world of marine surveying is becoming ever more susceptible to disruptive changes as new technological developments hasten the rate of progress, making things that once seemed unthinkable not only possible, but also highly likely.
Drone technology is one such area that is expected to significantly alter the way a marine surveyor will work in the future and it is only just around the next corner.
The Report Magazine commissioned Martek Marine, a UK based specialist in this field, to write an article on the likely future impact of drone technology on the life of the marine surveyor. Jess Penney from Martek Marine has authored this feature.
Improving safety, cutting costs, speeding up processes, making access challenges a breeze… just some of the benefits to Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), more commonly known as drones.
For these reasons, drones are quickly becoming a staple of the maritime industry and whilst drones were initially developed for government and military operations, over the next five
years, growth in the commercial and civilian market of the drone industry is generally predicted to surpass that of the defence industry. As the development of drone technology gathers momentum, we are likely to see them used in more maritime applications than ever before.
In January this year, the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) issued the largest ever civilian
maritime drone contact, valued at €67M. Under the contract, drones will be used to assist with border control activities, search and rescue operations and monitoring of pollution, as well as the detection of illegal fishing and drug and people trafficking. Drones in the maritime industry are clearly big business, but to what extent are drones being used in marine surveying and what does the future hold for the drone surveying industry?
60 | The Report • June 2017 • Issue 80
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