Andrew Davies is the first drone pilot to be granted a drone spraying license for weeds in Tasmania, Australia, after years of fighting to get the license. Previously in mining and construction, Andrew saw a hole in the market and decided to fill it, using a drone equipped with pesticide sprayers. Andrew and his drone are fighting weeds in places too dangerous to send someone in or aren’t accessible by an aircraft. He has partnered with Hydro Tasmania to spray weeds growing out of its dam wall, a task that used to be undertaken by an abseiler. The drone allows the time to spray the weeds to be brought down from four days to just one at a fraction of the cost. Along with dams, Andrew also recognizes the benefits for the mining industry, saying the pampas weed is a problem in mining that can be fixed with drones.