drones Drones are making headlines. Amazon.com is using them to deliver products. The military is using drones to spy out the land.

ORLANDO—Drones are making headlines. Amazon.com is using them to deliver products. The military is using drones to spy out the land. And the commercial real estate industry is getting into the drone mix.

According to the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, in the first three years of drone integration more than 70,000 jobs will be created in the United States with an economic impact of more than $13.6 billion. This benefit, the group association says, will grow through 2025 when we foresee more than 100,000 jobs created and economic impact of $82 billion.

We turned to Wilson McDowell, a managing director and principal on Cite's Central Florida industrial team, to get his thoughts on how drones are impacting commercial real estate. How practical is it to use drones?

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