Forbes Indonesia - July 2019

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TECHNOLOGY TERRA DRONE INDONESIA

FORBES INDONESIA

U

nmanned aerial vehi-

cles (UAVs), popularly

referred to as drones,

started off as pieces of

military equipment but nowadays

are more commonly used by hob-

byists and for commercial services.

Research by Goldman Sachs pre-

dicts the global market for commer-

Terra Drone Indonesia aims

to be one-stop drone service

provider solution.

Eye in the Sky

BY MARELLA PUTRI

cial drone use will rise to $13 billion

from 2016 to 2020. By integrating

drones with sensors, data collected

can be delivered on a map or model

to assist construction, agriculture

or disaster relief work among other

uses. In Indonesia, it is also seen as

a solution for logistics deliveries to

smaller islands.

Among Indonesia’s drone service

providers is Bandung-based AeroGeo-

survey, which was founded in 2016 by

Michael Wishnu Wardana Siagian and

Ryan Fadhilah Hadi. The company

provides aerial mapping mostly for ag-

riculture and construction. The com-

pany attracted the attention of Tokyo-

based Terra Drone, which acquired

Michael Wishnu Wardana Siagian