WHY NOW
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Autonomous gliding drones were recently proven
in the last year or so, allowing for
efficient recovery enabling a solution like this
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Many geospatial intelligence
products have been focused on continuous satalite based
monitoring
, rather than on-demand high altitude drones
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Emergency management is a niche industry where the drone products
main focus has
been post-event information
rather than preventative
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The light-weight low cost of these drones makes them more
expendable
than high cost
alternatives