Commercial Drone Usage

Read the ‘Inside the Industry: Drones’ component of chapter 5 in the Understanding Computers: Today and Tomorrow textbook. It is located on p. 198. Then further investigate the topic by watching/reading, at a minimum, the following: 6 Unbelievable Ways Drones Can Save Lives: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lr2pvAMZWb0 Prime Air Delivery: https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Prime-Air/b?node=8037720011 Ambulance Drone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-rEI4bezWc Drone Firefighting (Tuscaloosa, AL): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeo76XoDIvI Shark-detecting drones take to the skies in Australia: https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/28/16213416/drones-australia-shark-attack-ai-little-ripper Maryland Test Confirms Drones Can Safely Deliver Human Organs: https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-human-os/robotics/drones/test-run-confirms-that-drones-can-safely-deliver-organs-for-transplant Drones in disasters: Eyes in the air play key role in Alabama tornado zone – and beyond: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/03/06/drones-disasters-alabama-tornado-recovery-relief/3077948002/ Reforestation Drones Can Plant 100K Trees In An Hour: https://www.geek.com/tech/reforestation-drones-can-plant-100k-trees-in-an-hour-1729318/?fbclid=IwAR2wm8_A_c-sIxQ2cCKy2o1J7jumKszdgbUBkM1ksvGRIKkGhQtlKFE2Izs Be sure to following are local: Ridgeland-Hardeeville High School is on the Move with iFly Drone Certification: https://rhs.jcsd.net/apps/news/article/936504 Home Inspection services in Hardeeville, SC: http://www.playingitsafehi.com/Hardeeville-sc.html Spend a few minutes thinking realistically about the topic. Consider the following: What is a drone? What is the difference between a drone and a robot (if anything)? What non-military commercial tasks are drones already being used for? Be able to discuss at least 7 distinct ways in which drones are already being used commercially. Do NOT include military or personal uses. What roles/jobs in society are being threatened by drones? What roles/jobs in society are being created? What training/certification/licensing is currently available for commercial drone usage? Which industries offer/require this? What are YOUR thoughts/opinions on commercial drone usage? Support your opinions with data from your research.