Completion of the institutionalization of public drone surveying, expected to form an annual market worth approximately 30 billion won.

The way has been opened for the full-scale utilization of drones in public surveying.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced that it has completed the institutionalization of public surveying using drones and has officially launched the system.

Public surveying is a type of surveying that manages quality through strict work standards to ensure the accuracy of survey results necessary for public safety and the management of public facilities, and can be utilized as a basis for other surveys. The introduction of drones into the public surveying sector is significant in that it establishes an institutional foundation for survey results using drones to be recognized as credible survey results.

The National Geographic Information Institute under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has been promoting the introduction of drone surveying by establishing production standards for spatial information, such as image maps and digital maps based on drone imagery, and verifying surveying accuracy through various pilot projects. Furthermore, it has established work standards and performance evaluation criteria to maintain the reliability of public surveying through strict quality control, while simultaneously contributing to the revitalization of the drone industry and spatial information by creating public demand through the introduction of new drone surveying technologies.

Conducting public surveying using drones enables faster result acquisition and cost reduction compared to surveying using conventional manned aircraft.

Since drones fly at lower altitudes compared to manned aircraft, they are less affected by weather conditions such as clouds, allowing for rapid filming and shortening the overall surveying period. Additionally, costs such as aircraft maintenance are lower, so it is expected that costs will be reduced by about 30% compared to manned aircraft.

National Geographic Information InstituteIt is predicted that aerial and ground surveying, amounting to 28.3 billion won and accounting for about 17% of the domestic public surveying market worth approximately 165 billion won annually, will be converted to drone surveying.

An official from the National Geographic Information Institute stated, “This system improvement will generate significant demand for drones in the public sector, contributing to the development of the drone industry, and the advancement of drone equipment will drive technological progress in the spatial information industry.” The official added, “We will continue to actively pursue system improvements so that the drone industry, a new industry in land, infrastructure, and transport, and the spatial information industry can drive mutual development.”