DECEMBER 20174The recent spurt in automation technology, combined with advanced design, mapping, and visualization techniques has today made Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) or Drones to be considered as a next-gen trending technology stated to bring changes in various industries including retail, agriculture, energy & utilities. But besides these, another area that drones have overall is commercial space industry.The Indian drone market is a burgeoning one. With technological advancements coupled with innovations, drones are proven to be extremely proactive devices that can support disparate activities as repair work on high-rises and harvesting operations on farm land, and with significant improvements in efficiency and cost. In response to the growing demand for drones in India, a number of startups & drone companies have sprung up across the country, and several show promises. In fact, the rapid emergence of more and more startups focusing on the use of UAV in India speaks to a market that is growing at a prodigious rate (the sale of civil drones alone having accounted for above US$15 million). Evidently, there is demand for drones in modern India, and these companies are a reflection of that demand.In our current edition, we have listed distinguished drone startups that have recognised the business opportunity in the commercial use of UAVs in India and is best known to develop drone based solutions. The edition is a guide to forecast business opportunity in commercial-drone technology, look at advances and persistent barriers and highlight the top business-to-business markets in terms of applications and end users.Nandini MukherjeeManaging EditorIndian Drone Startups are Conquering the SkyEDITOR'S NOTE Vol 3 · Issue 7 · December 2017 Publisher Alok Chaturvedi Managing Editor Nandini Mukherjee Editorial Team Amit Raja Naik Ananth. V Pooja Devi Shefali Mathur Tashi Sangmo Prisila Deepshikha Singh Sales & Marketing Ashu Sethi Garima Anand Editorial Queries editor@startupcity.com To subscribe Visit www.startupcity.com/subscribe Cover price is Rs. 150 per issue.Printed and Published By Alok Chaturvedi on behalf of Siliconmedia Technologies Pvt Ltd and Printed at Precision Fototype Services at Sri Sabari Shopping Complex, 24 Residency Road Bangalore-560025 and Published At No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore-560017. Editor Alok ChaturvediCopyright © 2017 SiliconMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd, All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher.sales@startupcity.comGroup Art Director Ashok KumarCirculation Manager Magendran Perumal Sr .Visualiser MaitreyeeVisualisers Manjunath Vimal Raj MSr. Manager Sales & Marketing Amrit Singhsiliconindia
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