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•  Tracking how many craft were used                                If you’re a major corporation, you probably

                •  Billing and invoicing                                            already have the systems in place to handle

                •   Recording the time and resources required                       that type of logistical challenge. If you’re a
                   for the job (which will help you determine                       small business, you may need to invest in
                   your ROI)                                                        image processing or data analysis systems

                                                                                    in order to use the information you gather.
               Delivery
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                                                                                    Questions about

           For your customers, this is the most

           important part.                                                          Operations Planning


           UAVs have an enormous capacity to quickly                                APPROVALS & PERMISSIONS
           and efficiently capture data, but raw data                               UNDER PART 107

           is rarely enough to meet the customer’s
           requirement. Raw data must be turned into                                Q    333 Exemptions have required a monthly

           knowledge to help the customer meet a                                         flight report, even if you haven’t logged

           business need.                                                                any flights. Does Part 107 have
                                                                                         reporting requirements?

           This may involve mapping or video editing                                     Part 107 does not require monthly reports unless
           software. Depending on the type of service                                    you have a separate waiver that requires it. The FAA

           you provide, you may also be expected to                                      only requires incident reports if there are injuries or
                                                                                         property damage exceeding $500 (other than to the
           interpret raw data so your customer can easily                                UAV involved).

           make use of it.







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