Since starting the company, Lyft Aerial partners Joshua Barnett, Chris Bonnet and Kevin Whatley said their the business has taken off.

The trio produced a short film, “Texas, An Assortment of Beauty,” and entered the nearly three-minute video in the InterDrone Film Festival in Las Vegas in September. The film won the fan favorite award at the festival and was awarded second place for storytelling, Bonnet said.

The film helped open doors for the company, which primarily works with clients in real estate as well as clients in the construction industry, industrial inspections, archaeological and environmental research, loss prevention, security and events.

The company is in the process of expanding its services and creating a new business—Drone Dispatch, which would become a one-stop shop for drone photography, video and mapping, Barnett said.

“We’re establishing relationships with drone pilots all over the country,” he said, adding that the company also plans to hire a sales team.

Drone Dispatch is expected to launch in the first quarter of 2016, Bonnet said.

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