Established in 2019, the Drone Observatory – resulting from the combined competences of the Department of Aerospace Science and Technology and of the Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering of Politecnico di Milano – aims to be a stable, separate point of reference for the study and monitoring of the rapidly evolving and constantly changing UAS sector, ensuring a qualified and independent comparison between all players involved.
With the 2020-2021 Research the Observatory aims to:
- Analyse and quantify the professional drone market in Italy (also in light of the Covid-19 emergency) to enable comparisons across the international scenario
- Italian professional drone market quantification and initial survey of the growth drivers of companies operating in the market
- Supply chain description in terms of numerousness of companies, roles covered, dimensions and characteristics
- Identify startups operating on the drone market at international level
- Describe business models of companies operating in the market
- International comparison aimed at understanding main areas of strength and weakness of our ecosystem compared to other European countries (to be selected with Partners, Sponsors and Advisory Board)
- Map applications at international level, establishing their degree of maturity and attractiveness
- Identify application cases of the technology (actual and potential) in Italy and abroad
- Monitor emergency related applications
- Identify operation categories (Open, Specific, Certified) for European cases
- Analyse drone recordings on the ENAC/D-Flight Portal
- Identify application cases of the technology (actual and potential) in Italy and abroad
- Monitor emergency related applications
- Identify operation categories (Open, Specific, Certified) for European cases
- Analyse the Urban Air Mobility & Delivery sector at international level and quantify the development potential in Italy
- Map applications at international level of both demand and offer sides
- Classify and compare existing technological alternatives
- Analyse against legislation
- Understand technological alternatives available for various sector and application types
- Map scientific drone literature
- Identify technology requirements of some sectors and applications (to choose with Partners, Sponsors and Advisory Board)
- Identify acceptable solutions (in technology and legislative terms) for the chosen sector and applications
- Monitor the evolution of drone legislative requirements on an ongoing basis
- Monitor European regulations
- Study and compare regulations of some non EU Countries (to be chosen with Partners, Sponsors and Advisory Board)