I am thrilled to launch new resources designed for members of the UK commercial drone industry, and relevant to wider decision-makers and stakeholders, including interest groups, policy-makers, regulators, and local authorities.
These resources were produced as part of the ESRC funded Diversifying Drone Stories research project, and form part of a partnership with ARPAS-UK, the non-profit trade association for the UK drone Industry. The wider research project explores the use, perception, and impact of drones in changing UK airspace.
The open access industry toolkit and industry report draw on focus groups with 21 members of the UK commercial drone industry and explore: current use cases and benefits of commercial drones, the impacts of commercial drones on communities and environments; professional, responsible and considerate commercial drone best practice; challenges and barriers facing the UK commercial drone industry, and ambitions and desires for commercial drones in the future.
Resources:
- Jackman A (2023) Industry toolkit: Professional, responsible and considerate commercial drone use. https://research.reading.ac.uk/drone-geographies/wp-content/uploads/sites/271/2023/10/Industry_toolkit.pdf
- Jackman A (2023) UK Commercial Drone Industry: Professional, responsible and considerate drone use, https://research.reading.ac.uk/drone-geographies/wp-content/uploads/sites/271/2023/10/Industry_report.pdf