The Top 5 Drone Shows & Expos Around The Globe
The market for unmanned systems is constantly evolving, which is why industry professionals gather at new international events where the future of unmanned systems is shaped by industry leaders, system vendors, law makers, academics, end users and many others. Here are five distinctive and international drone shows from around the globe that are not to be missed.
1. Commercial UAV Expo
Both a conference and an exhibition, Commercial UAV welcomed 2350 commercial attendees at its fourth annual event this year at the Westgate Resort in Las Vegas. The exhibition counted no less than 168 different exhibitors from 22 different countries, divided over 230 booths. The event focuses on markets such as surveying and mapping, civil infrastructure, mining, construction, utilities, emergency response and precision agriculture. A European edition of the event will take place in Amsterdam, The Netherlands in April of 2019.
2. Intergeo
Intergeo is the world’s largest event for geodesy, geoinformation and land management. It is held every year at different venues in Germany and consists of a conference and three-day trade fair. The latest edition was held in Frankfurt and 19,000 visitors from over 100 countries. Drones now have their own platform at the exposition that combines an expo, forum and flight zone that is named Interaerial Solutions, which also features a special prize that honors drone-based solutions that address the global goals set forth in the UN Agenda 2030.
This year, the Intergeo was combined with another drone event called the European Drone Summit. This one-day drone conference offered individuals from the fields of politics, law-making, research, industry and business a chance to discuss the way forward for achieving acceptance and devising solutions for safe and effective commercial use of unmanned aircraft in Europe. The European Drone Summit was hosted by UAV DACH e.V., the Association for Unmanned Aircraft Systems that counts 185 members in four different countries.
3. AUVSI XPONENTIAL
AUVSI XPONENTIIAL brings together people, speakers, and exhibitors from across the globe and from many industries to discuss where the unmanned industry is headed. This event is held yearly since 2016 at the end of April/early May and offers four days of learning and networking through an educational program and exhibit, drawing around 8,500 visitors. The event offers several special features such as networking events, award shows and a startup competition. The next edition of the event will be held at McCormick Place in Chicago from April 29-May 2. AUVSI stands for Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, who organizes the event.
4. Interdrone
This four-day event is held in Las Vegas and connects drone pilots, service providers, UAS engineers and developers, UAV manufacturers, videographers and enterprise UAV end-users. The Rio Hotel hosts an expo for more than 160 drone manufacturers, sellers and solutions providers. There’s a conference with drone workshops, panels and sessions on commercial drone technologies. In total, there are more than 110 pre-conference workshops available, with six special enterprise tracks geared at drone use in construction, precision agriculture, surveying and mapping, infrastructure inspection and more. Several special events round off the program, offering plenty of networking opportunities. The next edition of Interdrone is planned 3–6 September 2019.
5. DroneZone DownUnder
DroneZone DownUnder is an Australian drone event which took place at Avalon Airport, located near Melbourne in 2017. The event consisted of a three day seminar program and expo, that was visited by 8000 people. The event is targeted at professional business users of drone technology, such as commercial drone pilots, fire and emergency responders, real estate photographers and others. The event will be repeated in 2019 as part of the Australian International Airshow 2019 during March 1–3. The event is organized by Aerospace Australia Limited, a non-profit corporation that aims to promote aviation and the development of Australia’s industrial, manufacturing and information/communications technology resources in aviation, aerospace and defence.
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Written by Eric Van Rees
