Security, such as monitoring the borders;
Monitoring infrastructure such as power facilities, ports and pipelines;
Disaster response, including search and support to rescuers;
Communications and broadcast, including news/sporting event coverage;
Cargo transport;
Commercial photography, aerial mapping and charting, and advertising.
SOURCE: Federal Aviation Administration
The camera swoops over the green expanse of the Everglades hundreds of feet below, like many helicopter shots you’ve seen on television.