sUAS/Drone Applications
sUAS/drone use and employ in industry, professional trades, academia, etc
The following is a list (not exhaustive) of the many uses of sUAS/drones, for a variety of tasks.
Education: sUAS/drone technology & applications education (teachers, professors, etc.)
Local regional High School Science Teachers, Journalism teachers, etc.
CT Colleges/ Universities (ConSCU sister campuses, UCONN)
State Universities, Community Colleges, Private Colleges
Departments of Geography, Earth Sciences, Biology, Environmental and Marine Studies, Anthropology, Journalism, Photography, Art, etc…
sUAS/drone for hire services (for any/all of the below)
Journalism and News reporting
Hartford Current, New Haven Advocate, other local regional agencies
Television Advertising (think Auto dealerships, vacation destinations, etc.)
Event Planners, sUAS/drone for hire services
more sUAS/Drone Applications
Real Estate / advertising
sUAS/drone for hire services, Real Estate Agencies
CT Realtors Assoc - https://www.ctrealtors.com
National Assoc of Realtors - https://www.nar.realtor/drones
Marketing Firms (local and regional)
Professional Photographers, Videographers, Cinematographers
Meadows Marketing - http://www.meadowsmarketing.com
Photographic Arts (aerial imagery just for the aesthetics)
Professional Photographers, Videographers, Cinematographers
Wedding and Event Photographers - https://www.weddingwire.com/c/ct-connecticut/wedding-videographers/14-sca.html
Cinematography (TV, Video, Advertising, Action Sports, and motion picture production)
Professional Photographers, Videographers, Cinematographers, Producers
Aerial Surveillance (monitoring people, animals, think anti-poaching, post automobile accident scene mapping, etc.)
Local and regional Law Enforcement, Municipalities, Insurance Companies
Search & Rescue (finding people after extreme events (hurricanes, earthquakes,, hiking accidents, etc.)
Local and regional Police, Paramedics, Fire Departments, Municipalities, Insurance Companies
more sUAS/Drone Applications
Emergency Services (Situational Awareness, Firefighting monitoring, Accident scene monitoring)
Local and regional Fire Departments, Emergency Medical Services, Municipalities, Law Enforcement
Policing (Evidence mapping, monitoring, perpetrator follow/capture)
Local and regional Civil engineers, Municipalities, City and State Police, Marshalls
Forestry and Precision Agriculture (vegetation, irrigation, pesticide and fertilizer monitoring)
Agronomists, Foresters, Field Biologists/Ecologists, Environmental Science Academics
CT DEEP, CT Agriculture Station, etc
Ecosystem and habitat/species mapping/monitoring (Invasive species tracking)
Field Biologists/Ecologists, Agronomists, Foresters, Environmental Science Academics
Coastal shoreline, beach and wetland mapping/monitoring (storms impacts, sea level rise predictions)
Local and regional Civil engineers, Municipalities, Engineering/Surveying Agencies, Coastal Geologists, Engineers, Environmental Science Academics
20 Coastal Engineering companies in CT
General Landform/geomorphology mapping/monitoring (glaciers, landslides, river channels, etc.)
Local and regional Earth and Environmental Science Academics (colleges)
8 programs at CT Universities/Colleges
more sUAS/Drone Applications
Site and Land Surveying/mapping (new tech subsumes traditional ground surveys and Lidar)
Local and regional Civil Engineers, Municipalities, Engineering/Surveying Agencies
17 Surveying companies in CT
Industrial Inspection and Monitoring (Cell Towers, Transmission Lines, Pipelines, etc.)
Local and regional Utility Companies
Inspection Services - https://www.thomasnet.com/connecticut/inspection-services-40370702-1.html
Eagle Home Inspections - https://www.eagle-inspections.com
Infrastructure monitoring/mapping (roads, bridges, etc.)
Local and regional Civil Engineers, Municipalities
Construction Trades (Building Site management/monitoring, etc.)
Architects, Engineers, Contractors, Builders, etc.
Insurance Companies (home inspections, etc.)
CT.Gov Insurance Dept - https://portal.ct.gov/cid
Big List of Insurance Co’s - http://www.connquest.com/ct/insurance-companies.html
Mining (Quarry Site management/monitoring, etc.)
Geologists, Engineers, Quarry site managers, construction crew, etc.
more sUAS/Drone Applications
State of CT Transportation
CT DOT Managers, Staff - https://www.ct.gov/dot/site/default.asp
CT State Police
CT Police Investigators - https://portal.ct.gov/DESPP/Division-of-State-Police/Home
State of CT Agencies (DEEP, AG, Parks, etc.)
CT DEEP, AG, Parks managers, Staff
CT DEEP: Fisheries, Forestry, Wildlife, Geologist, Open Spaces, Parks, Wetlands, GIS/Mapping, EnCon Police, etc. - https://www.ct.gov/deep/site/default.asp
CT Ag Station: Forestry, Invasive Species - https://portal.ct.gov/caes
CT Municipalities: Parks Departments
City Parks and Public Works Managers, Staff
Public and Private Golf Courses
Golf Course Landscape managers, Advertising, etc
18 in CT
Drone sellers: listed in google search.
Best Buy: 11 stores in CT
Apple Store New Haven
Walmart: 16 in CT
Target: 16 in CT
Hobby shops: 12 in CT
Cabelas: in Hartford and Patagonia Westport
Kohls: 16 in CT
Home Depot: 7 in CT
Sears: 4 in CT
Staples: 16 in CT
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