The state is building on the framework already in place as an aviation manufacturing cluster and in its technology-driven agricultural sector.
Major Kansas universities are doing cutting-edge research on drones and training the skilled workforce needed to support it.
On Thursday, industry and business leaders gathered in Wichita for a UAS summit that marked the culmination of a series of workshops this year on the use of the technology.
Joel Anderson, the development director at Kansas State University’s office, says the industry is going to have a huge impact in Kansas.
Part of that is driven by precision agriculture which uses data is used to pinpoint fertilizer and water needs within fields.