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Challenges
limiting the widespread use of drones

European strategic alignment

Drones as multi-purpose vehicles can make an important contribution to a number of the European Commission’s strategies that ensure food security, address climate and environmental challenges and reverse biodiversity loss including:

  • Farm to fork
  • Shaping Europe’s Digital Future
  • EU biodiversity strategy
  • European Green Deal

...but

The multi-purpose application of drones brings socio-economic, environmental and regulatory challenges that limit their current use across Europe.
These include:

COSTLY INVESTMENT

KNOWLEDGE GAPS

DATA PROTECTION

TECHNOLOGY MISUSE

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

REGULATORY RESTRICTIONS

SAFETY
REGULATIONS

Did you know?

AGRICULTURE

is responsible for:
24% of EU water extraction
3.7% EU annual energy consumption

RURAL AREAS

account for:
80% of EU territory and
30% of the population

EU FARM TO FORK

Fork targets a reduce by 50% the use and risk of chemical pesticides by 2030

DRONE MARKET

in agriculture, will be worth Projected market value >5.7 million by 2027

That's why

ICAERUS aims to tackle these challenges by supporting and showcasing the effective, efficient, and safe deployment of drones in applicable settings and to identify risks and added values associated with their use.

Drone Stakeholders survey (e.g. Drone manufacturers, Drone service providers, Software developers)

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