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July 24, 2017
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Drones for insurance inspections

Drones for Insurance Inspections Here at DroneWorxs, your number one Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast & Brisbane aerial photography company, we talk a lot about different types of inspections that can be completed by drones. Yet another one that is fairly new that we do with our commercial UAVs is insurance inspections. What Are Insurance Inspections? For those of you who aren’t familiar with insurance inspections, they essentially are an insurance company’s way of trying to find anything wrong with the house being insured. This is helpful to both the insurance company and the homeowners, as they may not be aware of minor damages that are hard to reach. They can really be for anything being insured, but we’ll only be talking about houses, as that is what drones are used for. They usually fall under one of two categories: inspections for a new policy or for a new claim. Inspections for a New Policy Most of the time if you get a new insurance policy on your house, the company will send out an inspector to make sure there are no problems with it. This is especially common with a used house, as they want to make sure everything is […]
June 29, 2017
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How To Start Your Own Commercial Drone Photography Business

This article is for those of you who have mastered the skill of taking high-quality photography with your drone. You’ve had fun with it and learned a new skill; now you want to move onto making money off of this hobby. If this description sounds like you, then this article is perfect. Here you’ll find all of the basic details you’ll need so you can get your dream business up and running within no time. Pick Your Specialty Before you even start your commercial drone photography business, you’ll need to determine what services you will be performing. This step is really up to you and you should research about the various types of business models and see which one best fits your skills. Here are some of the most popular ones to choose from. Real Estate Photography Sporting event filming Inspection services Another easy thing that many people do to start off and build a portfolio is to just start capturing amazing photos and videos of whatever you want. Cities, landscapes, wildlife; any amazing aerial shot you can get will add to your resume and show prospective clients the quality of your work. Regulations and Licensing If you are already […]
June 28, 2017
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Everything You Need To Know About Drone Mapping Services

With all of the great uses for drones, one new application is using drones for mapping and surveying. It makes sense when you think about how cheaply and quickly the drones can finish these jobs. Let’s look at this topic that is an up and coming use of drones. What Are Drone Mapping Services? Mapping services are commonly referred to as surveying, which is essentially examining and recording the features of land to construct a map. People have been doing this job for thousands of years, and as times have changed so has the technology. Drones are the newest change in the technology of surveying. Drones can simply fly over pieces of land, and create extremely precise maps in high definition. It can be done so quickly as the drones can be taking in the information while simultaneously sending the data back to a computer. Also, being able to travel to places that were once impossible is another great benefit of using these drones. How They Work As you may have guessed, photography and video are used extensively in drones for the purpose of surveying. A tool that it also uses that you may not have heard of is a […]