(Source: fortune.com) For years now, drone advocates have cited precision agriculture—crop management that uses GPS and big data—as a way to boost crop yields and profits while resolving water and food crises. Unfortunately, for all the hype surrounding the concept drones haven’t had a significant impact on the agriculture business, at least, until now. With the debut … [Read more...] about Why 2015 is the Year Agriculture Drones Take Off
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Agribotix Awarded $250K from Colorado Advanced Industry Program
(Source: prnewswire.com) In a competitive selection process, Colorado's Advanced Industry Program awarded $250,000 to Agribotix. A pioneer in drone data collection and analysis, Agribotix offers a cloud-based software platform for processing data collected by agricultural drones to produce results a farmer can use to lower costs and improve yields. The reports range from … [Read more...] about Agribotix Awarded $250K from Colorado Advanced Industry Program
Drone Tech Startup Raptor Maps Wins MIT Entrepreneurship Competition, $100K Prize
(Source: prnewswire.com) Raptor Maps, a startup building and operating drone technology with the goal of feeding a growing world, was awarded the Robert P. Goldberg $100,000 grand prize Wednesday night after beating out seven other finalist teams during the MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition's Launch Finale held on the MIT campus. This year's teams of finalists … [Read more...] about Drone Tech Startup Raptor Maps Wins MIT Entrepreneurship Competition, $100K Prize
7 Pieces of Advice to Consider When Starting an Aerial Photography Company
Let me just get this out of the way quickly: Photography is an art. Some people are naturally skilled photographers, some can learn to be pretty good photographers, and some people will never quite 'get it' and won't ever make a living selling pictures. That being said, the accessibility and affordability of drones has given birth to a new type of photographer and there is … [Read more...] about 7 Pieces of Advice to Consider When Starting an Aerial Photography Company
How Drones Are Shaping Diverse Industries
(Source: manufacturing.net) While avid fans from diverse industries eagerly await the Federal Aviation Administration’s rules on commercial drone use, the unmanned vehicles wait alongside other unregulated technologies. The FAA’s proposed regulations for small drones just closed its comment period last week, meaning that releasing a final rule on small drones might take … [Read more...] about How Drones Are Shaping Diverse Industries
