1、The Energy Drone Operator Benchmark 2018Drones in the Energy IndustryDrone Industry Insights|Whitepaper|December 20182018 Drone Industry Insights,Hamburg,Germany,all rights reservedCreated together with:12INTRODUCTION3THE DRONE MARKET6ORGANIZATIONAL SETUP9TECHNOLOGY STACK12OPERATION15SUMMARYTABLE OF

2、 CONTENTSFig.1:Verticals considered in this study according to NATSFig.2:Distribution of industrial sectors of respondentsFig.3:Share of companies deploying dronesFig.4:Average number of years deploying dronesFig.5:In-house vs.OutsourcingFig.6:Drone activities outsourced to external companiesFig.7:C

3、ompanies with drone divisions/departmentsFig.8:Number of flights being performed by companiesTABLE OF FIGURESFig.9:Configuration of dronesFig.10:Types of payload being usedFig.12:Purpose of drone operationsFig.13:Data transfer of collected dataFig.14:Companies operating BVLOSFig.15:Drivers of the co

4、mmercial drone marketEnergy(Utilities)Within this sector,the specific activities associated with the utility services provided vary by utility:electric power includes generation,transmission,and distribution;natural gas includes distribution.Oil&Gas DistributionPower Generation and Distribution(util

5、ities)Mining,Quarrying,andOilandGasExtractionThe mining,quarrying,and oil and gas extraction sector comprises establishments that extract naturally occurring mineral solids,such as coal and ores;liquid minerals,such as crude petroleum;and gases,such as natural gasMining and QuarryingOil&Gas Explorat

6、ion,Production,Storage and Refining2This report will display the current pulse of dronetechnology in the energy sector and shall serve asan industry-specific benchmark.In other words,thisreport enables readers to learn about the“what”,the“how”and the“when”of drone technology in theenergy sector.Furt