Commercial applications for small uncrewed aircraft systems.

Agriculture, Aquaculture, Silviculture & Viticulture

• Controlled Fire/Burn, Burnout Operations, “Dragon Egg” Bombing
• Crop Theft Prevention
• Fertilizer Management
• Fishing (school detection & monitoring)
• Forest Management Drone application in forestry – Logan Streich, Drones in Forestry – Tucker Hartlaub
• Harvest Monitoring & Control
• Herd Inventory
• Herd Tracking
• Herding (cattle, sheep)
• Infrared (IR) Hydrology Analysis
• Infrared (IR) Vegetation Analysis
• Irrigation Monitoring & Control
• Pest Detection & Control (crop dusting, pesticide application)
• Plant Disease Detection & Control (crop dusting)
• Pollinating
• Precision Agriculture Drones in Agriculture – Rachael Bingham, Small UAS and Precision Agriculture – Tate Wynia, Past, Present and Futures Uses of UAS – Dominick Lehr, Small UAS and Precision Agriculture – Tate Wynia, Drone Benefits in Agriculture – Isaac Dunlavey, How UAS are affecting agricultural practices – Joshua Bandt, Drones and Precision Agriculture – Kadin Norris, Drones in Agriculture – Payton Hess, UAS in Agriculture – Paul Townsend
• Rangelands Management A Look at the Use of UAVs in Rangelands – Nathaniel De Jong, Using Drones in Agriculture – Gunner McGee
• Reforestation
• Scouting
• Seeding
• Selective Harvesting
• Vineyard / Winery Management / Viticulture Drones in the Vineyard – Kelli Henricks
• Weed / Invasive Species Detection

Archeology & Paleontology

• 3D Imaging & Modeling
• 3D Mapping / Cartography
• Cemetery Mapping
• Dig Mapping
• Landmark, Petroglyph, Site… Documentation
• Thermal Imaging

Architecture, Engineering & Planning

• 3D Imaging of Structures
• Airport Operations Drones in Airport Operations – Benard Vickmark
• Bridge Inspection Use of Unmanned Aircraft in Bridge Inspection – Russell Brummer
• Building Inspection Safety Inspections and Measurements in Construction Sites Using Drones – In-Hun Chung
• Cell Tower Inspection
• Cell Tower Measurement
• Construction Drones on Construction Sites – Colby Ryan
• Construction Documentation
• Construction Management / Monitoring Drone Applications for Construction and Real Estate – Vance Branton, Progress Reports and Monitoring Construction Sites – Justin Kraemer, UAVs in Construction – Steven Waide, Construction Site Analysis Inspection – Blake McCorkindale, Construction Management – Lana Culver, Drones in Construction – Cade Sorensen
• Dam Inspection
• Gas Platform Inspection
• Highway Design & Monitoring
• Industrial Inspections
• Laser Scanning
• Infrared (IR) Building / Tower Heat-loss Detection
• Landmark Inspection
• Laser Distance, Area and Volume Measurement
• Leak Detection (gas, chemical, radiation…)
• Mapping Drone Mapping and its Capabilities – Cody Watkins
• Meat Plant Inspection
• Nuclear Inspection
• Oil Platform Inspection
• Parking Management
• Pavement Assessment
• Power Restoration
• Pre-construction Virtual Views
• Pressure Tanks
• Rail Track Bed Inspection
• Railroad Inspection / Monitoring
• Roof Inspection
• Runway Inspection
• Site Analysis
• Solar Panel Inspection
• Stockpile Modeling 3D Modeling for Area and Volume – Jonathan Herman
• Structure Inspection (building, cell tower, plant, water tower…)
• Structural Measurements
• Surveying Uses of SUAS in the Surveying Industry – Ryan Borris, Construction Surveying with UAVs – Collin Endres, Measuring the World with sUAS – Nathan Werdel
• Traffic Flow Analysis
• Traffic Monitoring
• Transmission Line & Right of Way Inspection
• Transportation Analysis
• Urbanization Monitoring
• Utilities Inspection (aqueducts, pipelines, power lines…) Pipeline Utility Inspection – David Wolters
• Views (from proposed structures)
• Viewshed Impacts
• Water Trough Leakage Surveillance
• Wind Turbine Inspection

Art

• 3D Imaging
• Artistic Lighting
• Cinematography
• Culture Recordation
• Dance
• Drone Light Shows
• Intangible Culture Heritage Preservation
• Music Broadcast
• Painting, Murals (“Paint by Drone”)
• Performance
• Photography
• Videography

Business

• 3D Modeling
• 3D Printing
• Advertising
• Aerial Advertising
• Aerosol Delivery & Measurement
• Aircraft Inspection
• Chemical Applications (aerosol & liquid)
• Beverage Delivery (water, beer, champagne, wine…)
• Building/Room Finder
• Cargo Delivery
• Chimney Inspection
• Customs Inspection
• Document Delivery
• Product Design Innovation
• Equipment Inventory
• Exploration
• Flare Stack Inspection
• Flying Spotlights
• Food Delivery (“burrito bomber,” cake, dry cleaning, pizza, prescription drugs, sushi, “tacocopter”…)
• Instant Consumer Gratification
• Insurance Claims Adjustments
• Inventory/Asset Management
• Litigation Imagery
• Marketing
• Mineral Exploration
• Mining Management
• Mining Transportation Planning
• Oil Discovery
• Package / Parcel Pick-up & Delivery (candy, dry cleaning, flowers, government documents, meds, parcelcopter, pharmaceuticals, textbooks, wedding rings…) Drone Delivery Improvement – Patrick Niyonshuti
• Painting, Buildings
• Parking Search
• Property Reappraisal
• Real Estate Marketing & Sales
• Real Estate Photography/Video
• Skywriting
• Stockpile Measurement
• UAV Sales / Leasing / Services
• Wayfinding
• Wedding Photography/Video
• Window Washing

Communications

• Cellular Network on Demand (WAN)
• Cinematography
• Dronestagram
• Electronic Field Production (EFP)
• FM Repeater
• Investigative Journalism
• Journalism
• Mail Delivery (parcelcopter)
• Media
• News Photo / Video
• Public Address (PA) System
• PC / Smartphone Apps
• Photograph/Video Projection
• Postal Service
• Telecommunications
• Television
• UHF/VHF Radio
• WiFi (LAN)

Earth Science

• 3D Mapping / Cartography 3D Mapping with Drones – Jacob Mundahl
• Aerial Mapping / Cartography
• Aeromagnetic Survey
• Cartography / Mapping
• Geomorphic Model
• Geophysical Survey
• Geotechnical Research
• GIS Data Capture History of GIS – Nathanial Dvorak
• GIS Surveying and Mapping Survey and GIS Drone Uses – Donovan Wilson, The Supplement of Drones in GIS – Myles Howard, sUAS Usage in GIS Mapping – Matthew Miller
• Global Climate Change Monitoring
• Hydrology
• Hydrometric Mapping
• Hydrospheric Research
• Ice Pack Monitoring
• Iceberg Monitoring
• Magnetic Field Survey
• Quake Fault Discovery
• Radiation
• Surveying Surveying and Mapping Drones – Zachary Madsen
• Terrain Mapping & Modeling
• Topographic Maps
• Tsunami Warning & Monitoring
• Volcanic Ash Measure
• Volcano Monitoring
• Volcanology

Environmental Science

• 3D Modeling Osprey Nest 3D Model – June Stephens
• Air Pollution Reduction
• Airborne Wind Turbine
• Algae Proliferation Monitoring
• Animal Deterrent
• Animal Population Survey
• Animal Rights Protection
• Animatronic Birds
• Anti-Fishing
• Anti-Hunting
• Anti-Poaching
• Anti-Whaling
• Atmospheric Research
• Audio / Noise Measurement
• Biomimicry
• Camera Trap Transmission / Collection
• Canopy Management
• Chemical / Aerosol Dispersant
• Coastal Water Quality
• Coastline Surveillance
• Cryospheric Research
• Endangered Species Protection Environmental Applications of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles – Marshall Brown, How UAVs are Helping Endangered Species – Shawn Bourassa
• Entomology Research
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• Environmental Compliance
• Environmental Monitoring Environmental Applications of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles – Marshall Brown
• Environmental Protection Drones in the Local Environment – Reid Dettbarn
• Erosion Detection & Monitoring
• Exploration Exploration Using Drones – Hayden Brewers
• Fisheries Management
• Forest Inspection
• Forest Management
• Forest Regeneration
• Glacier Monitoring Monitoring Glaciers with Drones – Marcie Thomas
• Global Warming Monitoring
• Herd/School Inventory
• Herd/School Health/Stress Monitoring (caribou disease tracking, bear heart-rate…)
• Herd/School Tracking
• Infrared (IR) Hydrology Analysis
• Infrared (IR) Vegetation Analysis
• Insect Infestation Warning
• Invasive Species Monitoring & Control
• Landfill Monitoring
• Marine Sanctuary Monitoring
• Mosquito Breeding Detection & Treatment
• Oceanography Research
• Oil Spill Tracking
• Ornithology Research
• Pest Deterrent (pigeons, geese…)
• Plant Disease Detection
• Plant Phenotyping
• Pollination
• Pollution Analysis & Monitoring
• Power Plant Emissions
• Predator Control
• Radiation Monitoring
• Reforestation Seeding
• Saltwater Infiltration
• Sand Bank Shift
• Scent / Pheromone Dispersant
• Scent / Odor Detection (“smellicopter”)
• Sea Level Rise
• Sinkhole Forecast
• Smoke Sampling
• Thermal Monitoring (water bodies, currents…)
• Tidal Zone Modeling
• Tree Growth
• Tsunami Debris
• Tsunami Detection
• Vegetation Identification
• Wasp/Hornet Vector Eradication (flamethrower)
• Water Sampling & Testing Drone Applications for Water Quality Monitoring – Jacob Paulsen
• Wild Horse Herding
• Wildfire Management sUAS Wildfire Management – Ethan Swanson
• Wildlife Conservation Drones for Wildlife Conservation – Thomas Bean, Drones Usage in Wildlife Conservation – Caleb Seuntjens, Drones in Conservation – Isabella Cameron
• Wildlife Inventory
• Wildlife Protection How do we protect our wildlife – Dogyeong Han, Integrating UAS in African National Parks – Munnu Morrish
• Wildlife Research
• Wildlife Tranquilizer
• Zoology Research

Health & Safety

• Airborne Pathogen Detection
• Aircraft Collision Avoidance
• Airport Bird-strike deterrence
• Anti-Drone
• Audio Surveillance
• Avalanche Prevention
• Avalanche Rescue
• Biological Agent Detection
• Biotelemetry
• Child Monitoring (“Follow to Bus/School”)
• Controlled burn fire prevention
• Damage Assessment
• Defibrillator Delivery
• Disaster Assessment
• Disaster Management
• Disaster Relief
• Disaster Time Lapse Photography
• Early Warning Systems (earthquake, hurricane, tornado, hail, avalanche, flood, tsunami, forest fire…)
• Earthquake Prediction / Seismology
• Emergency Beacon
• Emergency Communications
• Emergency Equipment Supply
• Emergency Kit
• Emergency Lighting
• Emergency Medical Supply
• Emergency Response Team Coordination
• FEMA Documentation
• Fire Detection & Prevention
• Firefighting The Use of Drones in Firefighting – Jack Larkin
• Flood Risk Assessment
• Flotation Aid Drop
• Forest Fire Mapping
• Forest Fire Retardant
• Forest Fire Surveillance
• HAZMAT Detection & Inspection
• K-9 Team Coordination
• Land Mine & Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Detection
• Landslide Prediction
• Missing Child & Pet Locator
• Neighborhood Watch
• Pandemic The Usage of Drones to Fight COVID – Riley Jacobsen
  • body heat sensing (fever symptom)
  • chemical facility disinfection
  • medical supplies delivery
  • public announcements/warnings
  • social distance/lockdown monitoring
  • test sample delivery
• Person with disability monitoring / managing
• Personal Safety Monitoring
• Radiation Cleanup
• Search & Rescue Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Use for Search and Rescue and Disaster Relief – Liberty Burckhard
• “Seeing Eye” Drone
• Shark Repellent Dispersal
• Ship Collision Avoidance
• Street Light Analysis
• Telehealth / Telemedicine
• Tornado Prediction, Warning & Measurement
• Vector Detection, Monitoring & Control (alligators, “dehogaflier,” feral pigs, locusts, mosquitos, sharks…) Drones and Mosquito Control – James Speck
• VEMS (Vertical take-off and landing Emergency Medical Services)

Information Technology

• Aerodynamics R&D
• Aeronautics R&D
• Air Traffic Control (ATC)
• Airborne Internet
• Airborne 3G, Wi-Fi, WiMax
• Altimeter
• Antenna Metrics
• Artificial Intelligence R&D
• Autonomous Aerial Vehicles
• Autonomous Aircraft Systems Autonomous Flight The Benefits and Disadvanges of Aviations Future – Justin Heitritter, Technology Takeover – Trevor Swenson
• Aviation R&D
• Avionics R&D
• Biometric Scanning
• Direction Finding
• GPS
• Laser Sensors
• LIDAR
• Nano-technology Smaller is Smarter – Nano Drones – Joseph Willaert
• Pseudo-Satellite
• Radar
• Robotics R&D
• Sound Level Meter
• UAV Sensor R&D
• UAV Swarm R&D
• UAV Testing & Demonstration
• UAV Tracking
• Ultrasonic Sensors

Meteorology

• Atmospheric Sensors
• Climate Monitoring
• Cloud Properties
• Cloud Seeding
• Cyclone Measurement
• Global Climate Change Monitoring
• Global Weirding Monitoring
• Greenhouse Gas Monitoring
• Hurricane, Tornado, & Typhoon Genesis
• Hurricane, Tornado, & Typhoon Hunting & Tracking
• Sea Level Rise Monitoring
• Snowpack Measurement
• Solar Flare Monitoring
• Storm Chasing
• Ultraviolet (UV) Monitoring
• Weather Forecasting Unmanned Aircraft Systems in Meteorology – Elijah Myers, Drones in Modern Weather Industry – Alec Krueger
• Weather Measurement
• Weather Modification

Photography & Videography

• 360° Photography & Video
• Aerial Photography
• Aerial Videography
• Aerial Webcam
• Cinematography
• Dronies (photo “selfies”)
• Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR)
• High Altitude Imagery
• Infrared (IR) Surveillance
• Live /Streaming Media
• Multi-spectral sensing
• Nature Photography/Video
• Near Infrared (NIR) Sensing
• Night Vision
• Orthographic Photography/Video
• Photography/Video Projection
• Photogrammetry
• Photosimulations
• “Selfies” [“Dronies”]
• Thermal Sensing / Imaging
• Time Lapse Photography/Video
• Videography Welcome to Brookings – Hunter Fergen, Tour of Sioux City – Hunter Fergen
• Virtual Tours
• Weddings

Security & Law Enforcement

• Accident Investigation
• Air Traffic Management
• Anti-Looting Control
• Anti-Piracy
• Bird Strike Deterrent
• Border Patrol
• Civil Unrest Monitoring
• Collision Avoidance (Air, Sea, Land)
• Conflict Monitoring
• Counter-UAS Alternative Option for Negative Drone Usage – Kristopher Russell, Proposal for an Emergency Alert Radio Signal to Notify UAS Users of Airspace Violations – Kristopher Russell
• Crime Forensics
• Crime Scene Investigation (CSI)
• Crime Scene Photography
• Criminal Surveillance
• Criminal Tracking
• Crowd Control
• Driving & Detour Directions
• Drug Detection
• Event Security (concerts, stadiums…)
• Explosives Detection
• Fire/Arson Investigation
• Forensic Science
• Graffiti Deterrent
• Gunshot Triangulation
• Home Security
• Human Trafficking Control
• Illegal Ship Bilge Venting Detection
• Infrared (IR) Lighting
• Insurance Claim Appraisal / Adjustment
• Law Enforcement The Use of UAS in Law Enforcement – Erik Boulware, Drones in Law Enforcement – Jason Ohlde, Law Enforcement Use of Drones – Edward Isebrand, Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Use in Law Enforcement – Spencer Weatherstone
• Maritime Surveillance
• Night Lighting / Illumination
• Night Vision Surveillance
• Perimeter Security
• Police Dog  (K-9) Support
• Port Security
• Special Weapons & Tactics (SWAT)
• Stolen Vehicle Tracking
• Surveillance & Monitoring
• Terrorist Attack Assessment & Response
• Traffic Accident Analysis
• Traffic Speed Enforcement
• Train Crash Analysis
• Trespassing Deterrent
• VIP Monitoring
• VIP Security

Sports, Recreation & Entertainment

• Aerial Sports
• Aerobatics
• Aroma Dispersal
• Athletic Performance Drone Applications in Athletics – Bryant Dykstra
• Audio Drone (microphone and/or speakers)
• Autonomous Soaring
• Boating Drone
• Concerts
• Dog Walking
• Drone Competitions (“battle drones”…)
• Drone Games
• Drone Racing
• Droneboarding
• Exploration
• Falconry
• Gamer Drones
• Hobby
• Hunting Drones in Hunting – Reid Ayers, Drone Usage for Hunting and Wildlife Observation – Branzon Underwood
• Location Scouting
• Movies
• Orienteering
• “Party Drone” music
• Personal Videos
• Pets / Robot Companions
• Pyrotechnics (dropping fireworks)
• Scavenger/Treasure Hunts
• Skydiving
• Sports Training
• Sports Video Drone Applications in Sports and Recreation – Olamide Ojedokun, Drone Usage in Sports – Derek Hunstad
• Stadium Events
• Television
• Tourist Guide (“Skycall”)
• Toys
• Virtual Reality Flying
• Virtual Tours (FPV) Welcome to Brookings, SD – Hunter Fergen, Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium – Hunter Fergen, Palisades State Park, Garretson, SD – Hunter Fergen, Swiftel Center, Brookings, SD – Hunter Fergen, Daktronics Global Headquarters, Brookings, SD – Hunter Fergen
• Wildlife Viewing (flocks, herds, whales…)