[kozikow]

> On the other hand, most of the commercial applications I've seen are around using drones for mapping. So basically taking pictures and then processing them (create orthophotos, build a 3D model, detect objects, etc...).

In my opinion, the majority of those applications are better served by either CCTV or manned aircraft.

Mapping use cases - If the area is big enough, manned aircraft mapping is much cheaper than drone mapping. Typical airplane ortho is around the 10cm/pixel, so it is sufficient for the majority of use cases. E.g. Check our nearmap. If the area is small, the machine learning is not going to make lots of $, as it's better to just use humans.

Monitoring use cases - e.g. "I want to detect if construction workers are wearing helmets" or "I want to detect poachers in the area". You can provide more business value by doing computer vision on CCTV camera.