Sony Ventures Into Drone Photography With Aerosense

Sony has began making steps in its ventures toward drone photography. The company has entered a collaboration with ZMP Inc to form a new company, called Aerosense, which will focus on drone technology.

The new company is not tasked to sell drones. It will, however, be used to capture aerial images. These images will be used for a number of purposes such as inspections, surveying, observations and mapping.

"Sony's camera, sensing, telecommunications network, and robotics technologies will be leveraged alongside ZMP's automated driving and robotics technologies together with their business experience in industrial fields,” Sony said in a press release to which they added, “Aerosense Inc will combine these assets and develop comprehensive solutions."

Aerosense will launch next month but the business will not begin to offer services until next year, according to Tech Times. Before forming a collaboration with Sony, ZMP has been involved in pushing technologies for self-driving land-based vehicles. ZMP will own 49.995 per cent of share in Aerosense, while Sony will have the rest. In the collaboration, Sony will provide its technology in cameras, telecommunications, sensors and robotics.

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), more commonly known as drones, are casually used by people as toys. However, the gadget holds serious potential in many fields such as security, construction and telecommunications.

Drones are one of the most helpful gadgets when it comes to aerial photography. These are easy to control, safe and effective. Drones can also collect and transfer results instantly.

Aside from their use in imaging, drones are also used to save lives in natural and manmade disasters. Rescue agencies can use drones to locate victims and survey the perimeter of disaster struck areas without risking the life of others. These can also be used by the police or other law enforcement agencies to survey a potentially dangerous area. In addition, the media uses drones to access places which cannot be reached easily when covering events and news.

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