In search and rescue operations drones can now play a vital role in making an area safe such as determining the proportion of a particular gas present using measuring equipment.
Safey and cost can be optomised greatly with drones for example inspections can be done using drones for wind turbines, power lines, pipelines and much more. footage can then be recorded and sent away immediately or in real time.
Security industry use drones for many reasons and plays a vital role in protecting the general public such as at events or protests. Even the Gardi have started a drone unit for various situations.
You can create amazing photography out of drone footage and you can do your own aerial photography without much hassle.
The industry of delivering parcels with drones has a bit more testing and hurdles to overcome before it becomes mainstream. There will have to be regulations on when and how drones can fly safetly.
Monitoring activities using a drone has many advanages and allows you to monitor illegal activity, protests, public events, all while being out of sight.
Drones have many uses in science and research you can observe a volcanic eruption from the sky or document an archaeological excavation or monitor crops on a large scale.