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Hanno Truter

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Samuel Flick

Darren Wilkinson

Sion Rowlands

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Eva Spexard

Audrey Pann

Michael Longoria

Andy Weir

Ben Taylor

John Ryan

Chris Devlin

Matt Wood

Paul Johnson

Ross Perot

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Hanno Truter, Sales Manager for Microdrones Africa, based in Johannesburg, South Africa, discusses some of the challenges and advantages drone users across the continent are facing.   Africa is unlike all of the other Microdrones territories when it comes to sheer size and scope. “First of all, let me give you a bit of perspective on the actual size of Africa,” explains Hanno. “If you look at it from South to North, you’re talking about 8,000 kilometers and from East to West about 7500 km. North America, China, India, Eastern Europe, Spain, France, Germany, Switzerland and Japan all can fit into Africa itself. So that’s quite a vast area to cover.”  Although size and travel can be a challenge in Africa, Hanno explains what makes it so unique is that it’s very less institutionalized than the Unites States and Europe, meaning there’s a lot of room for entrepreneurs to experiment. Drones have similar applications in Africa as other markets including agriculture, mapping surveying, and inspection. However, distinctive to African countries are uses for land planning, emergency medical delivery routes and wildlife conservation. According to Hanno, the deployment of drone technology in Africa still faces technological, economic, social and legal regulatory challenges. Only 28% of African countries have official regulations in place which covers the use of drones. It’s a very unique market compared to the United States and Europe. 

Hanno Truter, Sales Manager for Microdrones Africa, based in Johannesburg, South Africa, discusses some of the challenges and advantages drone users across the continent are facing. Africa is unlike all of the other Microdrones territories when it comes to sheer size and scope. “First of all, let me give you a bit of perspective on the actual size of Africa,” explains Hanno. “If you look at it from South to North, you’re talking about 8,000 kilometers and from East to West about 7500 km. North America, China, India, Eastern Europe, Spain, France, Germany, Switzerland and Japan all can fit into Africa itself. So that’s quite a vast area to cover.” Although size and travel can be a challenge in Africa, Hanno explains what makes it so unique is that it’s very less institutionalized than the Unites States and Europe, meaning there’s a lot of room for entrepreneurs to experiment. Drones have similar applications in Africa as other markets including agriculture, mapping surveying, and inspection. However, distinctive to African countries are uses for land planning, emergency medical delivery routes and wildlife conservation. According to Hanno, the deployment of drone technology in Africa still faces technological, economic, social and legal regulatory challenges. Only 28% of African countries have official regulations in place which covers the use of drones. It’s a very unique market compared to the United States and Europe.

Advancing African Enterprise One Drone at a Time with Hanno Truter of Microdrones

Africa is a massive continent home to hundreds of countries exporting goods — in a variety of industries — across the continent and the globe. But there is something Africa is missing: drone legislation. According to Microdrones Sales Manager Hanno Truter, a lack of official drone regulations is a major hurdle for companies, African and foreign, when attempting to adopt commercial drone technology there.  “Only 28 percent of African countries have official regulations in place which govern the use of drones,“ Truter said. In this episode of Propelling we take a look at the types of industries that could benefit from better drone regulations and how companies can get involved with the fledgling drone enterprise in Africa.   "Hopefully it can be much more regulated, and obviously [I hope] the aviation bodies work on legislations in each and every country to grow the business of drones because that's where the future is headed," Truter said. 

Africa is a massive continent home to hundreds of countries exporting goods — in a variety of industries — across the continent and the globe. But there is something Africa is missing: drone legislation. According to Microdrones Sales Manager Hanno Truter, a lack of official drone regulations is a major hurdle for companies, African and foreign, when attempting to adopt commercial drone technology there. “Only 28 percent of African countries have official regulations in place which govern the use of drones,“ Truter said. In this episode of Propelling we take a look at the types of industries that could benefit from better drone regulations and how companies can get involved with the fledgling drone enterprise in Africa. "Hopefully it can be much more regulated, and obviously [I hope] the aviation bodies work on legislations in each and every country to grow the business of drones because that's where the future is headed," Truter said.

Propelling: Advancing African Enterprise One Drone at Time with Hanno Truter of Microdrones