With major advancements in e-commerce and the need for fast, contactless deliveries, we’ll soon see drones land on address blocks placed on people’s balconies and patios. Drone deliveries have already started in the West for medical and emergency supplies. Retail giants like Amazon, Walmart, etc. have already installed drones on their service platforms. India will soon follow suit after performing tests lately.
The recent pandemic has highlighted the unpredictability of the human element that has led to an upsurge in technology-driven air supplies around the world. The global drone parcel delivery market size is expected to reach $ 8 billion by 2027, with a significant CAGR of 41.8%. A recent survey predicts that by 2026, more than one million drones will make retail deliveries, up from 20,000 today.
While many industries will take advantage of drone technology to bring innovation to their business areas, including surveillance, research, last mile delivery, etc., the remaining gap in the ecosystem is that of geolocated digital addresses. Drones do not understand the textual language of current addresses like 17/3 Old Palasia, Indore. We need a digital addressing language that will provide the exact latitude and longitudinal coordinates that can be picked up by the drone.
Pataa Navigations Pvt. Ltd. is one of those companies that is aggressively trying to turn this dream of drone deliveries into reality in India. Its Pataa mobile app is the only language in the country that converts latitude-longitude into a custom code like KUMAR100, which is easy to share, explain, and now the language of the future that drones can understand. Pataa has developed address blocks with 1-meter QR codes that help the drone in optimizing the last meter.
The drone delivery process can be complicated due to the confusing and nameless streets. While urbanization has become widespread in the country, it has been very uncertain. Delivery staff, logistics and supply chain management companies are already struggling to navigate to the right place. Delivery becomes safe and easy when landing sites, pickup, and drop-off are precisely added.
Businesses can benefit from faster air deliveries by using shorter, direct routes with drones, which is good news for the future. Packages will be delivered to precise geolocated addresses with an accuracy of 3 * 3 meters, whether you live in a city, village, jungle or on top of a hill. People living in difficult terrain and in remote and inaccessible places can expect better integration with the general public.
Contactless deliveries with limited human intervention are the need of the moment. Not only are they safe and hygienic, but they also reduce the carbon footprint as energy consumption decreases. Technological improvements such as digital addresses, address blocks, etc. must be invested by businesses and consumers, as drone delivery services will continue to expand.
