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The Africa Drone Conference is back for the fourth time around. Here’s why you might want to check it out.
Photo: Envato Elements/NERYX
The annual Africa Drone Conference is taking place at the Emperor’s Palace Convention Centre in Johannesburg, and this year is said to be bigger and better than the others.
A hot topic on the agenda this year will be the issue of regulation and certification around usage and distribution. The process gets more complicated every year, so owners will be able to glean vital information this time around.
The organisers of the event, Vukani Communications, say that most owners are getting frustrated “of having to wait years to get their licences.” They add:
“Thus, the evolving regulatory environment in the country has no doubt affected the adoption of commercial drones in the country. On a positive note, drones are proving to be an indispensable technology as they are attesting their worth in the very different sectors. In this disruptive age, drones are proving to be the technology to adopt.”
Drones have proven invaluable in the mining industry. They are used to collect data and are boosting safety in mines.
In some mines, they are being used for engineering inspections for equipment’s that cannot be easily accessed, which dramatically eliminates safety risk.
In addition, drones are used to monitor infrastructural projects and are changing the playing field in various sectors.