Earlier this month, Measure, a major drone operator, released the a Drone Flight Calculator to assist farmers with assessing the value of using their "Drone as a Service" in their agriculture operations. The web-based calculator comes out of a study and flight operations conducted with the American Farm Bureau Federation in 2015. The app, which is free, allows farmers to input … [Read more...] about App from Measure Assesses ROI of Agricultural Drones
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Sentera Announces AgVault 2.0, Image Data Management Platform
Sentera, a developer of software, sensor, and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technologies, announced the launch of its AgVault™ 2.0 Software. The package includes a desktop client and mobile app that automatically sync up. Interfacing with any sensor or agricultural analytics tool, AgVault 2.0 allows farmers to instantly leverage crop health imagery collected with the mobile … [Read more...] about Sentera Announces AgVault 2.0, Image Data Management Platform
What NDVI Drones Can Do for an Ag Business – part 2
by the staff of DroneDeploy, republished with permission Misconceptions and advice from ag drone industry experts In part two of this series on NDVI drones you’ll hear from Markus Weber and Ray Asebedo who round out a collection of advice with more technically-focused discussion on vegetation indices and how they’re used with drones. Missed part one? Read it … [Read more...] about What NDVI Drones Can Do for an Ag Business – part 2
What NDVI Drones Can Do for an Ag Business – part 1
by the staff of DroneDeploy, republished with permission Misconceptions and advice from agriculture industry experts There’s a lot of hype about agriculture drones. By AUVSI’s own estimates, the U.S. drone industry will be worth $82 billion by 2025, with agriculture generating the lion’s share. For the most part, the hype is warranted — but there’s also a decent amount … [Read more...] about What NDVI Drones Can Do for an Ag Business – part 1
Data Drones Give Farmers Enhanced Birdseye View
So the Dakota Farm Show of Vermillion, S.D. may not be CES 2016 -- but the agricultural showcase, which concluded Jan. 6, buzzed with just as much drone fever as farmers continue to marvel over ways UAV tech can make their lives and businesses better. Case in point: Birdseye Farming, an Iowa-based drone firm that offers a number of UAV services to farmers including crop … [Read more...] about Data Drones Give Farmers Enhanced Birdseye View
