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1. Clarity from above
PwC global report on commercial
applications of drone technology

2. PwC
Clarity from above: PwC global report on commercial applications
of drone technology
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Report on the full range of commercial applications of drone technologies and
estimated market value
Prepared by Drone Powered Solutions team, with contributions from PwC
global leaders
Presents calculation of market size, a description of emerging commercial
applications of drone technologies and a global overview of regulatory
frameworks

3. PwC
Findings of the report
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4. PwC
Main findings of the report
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Total addressable market value of drone powered business operations: over $127 bn
Industries with best prospects for drone applications: infrastructure, agriculture
and transport
Commercial provision of drone services requires a comprehensive legal and regulatory
framework – first established in Poland in 2013

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First ever calculation of addressable market value of global drone
powered business operations across key industries
$127.3 bn
TOTAL
2015
USD billions
Drone Powered Solutions addressable market value
PwC estimates
Source: PwC Analysis
Infrastructure 45.2
Transport 13.0
Insurance 6.8
Media & Ent. 8.8
Telecommunication 6.3
Agriculture 32.4
Security 10.5
Mining 4.3

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Investment monitoring is one of the main applications
of drone technologies in the infrastructure industry
INFRASTRUCTURE
Investment
monitoring
Maintenance
Inventory of assets
MARKET VALUE
$45.2 bn
Source: PwC Analysis
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Agriculture: drones provide surveillance, data
analysis, and also could perform high-precision
spraying
AGRICULTURE
Crop supervision
Analysis of soils,
tillage and drainage
Assessment of crops
condition
MARKET VALUE
$32.4 bn
Source: PwC Analysis

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Źródło: Analiza PwC
Application of drone technologies in transport:
Last-mile services
TRANSPORT
Transport of goods
Transport of food
Last mile delivery
MARKET VALUE
$13.0 bn
Source: PwC Analysis
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Drones: surveillance and possibility of fast reactionSECURITY
Borders and sites
monitoring
Proactive reaction
MARKET VALUE
$10.5 bn
Source: PwC Analysis

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Drone applications in movie making, creation
of special effects and marketing
MEDIA &
ENTERTAINMENT
Advertising
Entertainment
Photography and
movies
Shows and special
effects
MARKET VALUE
$8.8 bn
Source: PwC Analysis

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Accuracy and comparability of data will allow for
reduction of unfounded claim payout
INSURANCE
Underwriting, risk
monitoring
Support in the
claims settlement
process
Fraud detection
MARKET VALUE
$6.8 bn
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Source: PwC Analysis

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Use of drones in maintenance of telecommunication
towers will result in significant cost reductions
TELECOMMUNICATION
Maintenance
Broadcasting
telecommunication
signal
MARKET VALUE
$6.3 bn
Source: PwC Analysis

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Drones: used in surface mining and underground
mining
MINING
Planning
Exploration
Environment impact
assessment
Reporting
MARKET VALUE
$4.3 bn
Source: PwC Analysis

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Introducing Drone Powered
Solutions by PwC
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15. PwC
Drone Powered Solutions –
Global centre of excellence in Poland
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Business insights through data analytics, presented on software
we developed: PwC Geospatial.App
1 Established in Poland – uniquely comprehensive legal and
regulatory framework
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Drones as tool for collecting data – greater efficiency and
unprecedented level of quality
4 First PwC team of its kind anywhere – commercial projects
completed in Poland and growing global interest
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Poland was the first country to adopt a comprehensive legal
framework regulating the commercial use of drones (2013)
Status of key territories, Q1 2016
Territory
Possibility of
commercial flights License required to fly
Possibility to perform
BVLOS flights
License required
for BVLOS flights
Insurance required
for commercial flights
Training required
for pilots in order
to obtain licenses
Poland      
UK      
China    X  
Canada    X  X
Germany   X X  
France    X X 
South Africa    X X 
Indonesia   X X  
Australia   X X  
Brasil    X X X
Mexico   X X X 
USA   X X X X
Japan  X X X X X
Russia X X X X X 
Argentina X X X X X X
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Source: PwC Analysis

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Delivering
results
Planning
Drone
operations
Image data
processing
Delivering
reports
How does it work?
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• Delivering data
through PwC
Geospatial.App
• Thorough and
insightful
analytical reports
• Data
management and
archiving
• Data processing
and integration
(photogrammetry)
• 3D model
generation
• Quality control
• Scheduled drones
flights over sites
• Image data
gathering
• Timeline and final
products delivery
• Drone operation
specifics
• Synchronising
with client's
processes and
systems

18. PwC
Summary
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19. Summary
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Drones have many potential applications across industries due to mobility, high
quality of data gathered and relatively low cost
Comprehensive regulatory framework builds trust and encourages commercial
drone operations. Poland a global leader in this respect – full framework
established in 2013 and home to many commercial drone projects
PwC Poland has established Drone Powered Solutions, a global CoE that uses
drones and data analytics technologies in business consulting projects – first
major consulting company in the world to establish full service drone operations
Total addressable market value of drone powered solutions in all applicable
industries is valued at over $127 bn

20. Contact
Michał Mazur
Partner
Drone Powered Solutions
+48 502 184 684
Email
Adam Wiśniewski
Director
Drone Powered Solutions
+48 501 049 409
Email
Thank you Olga Grygier-Siddons
Chief Executive, PwC CEE
+48 22 746 42 14
Email
Piotr Romanowski
Business Advisory Leader,
PwC CEE
+48 22 746 6706
Email