Land O'Lakes, Inc. has announced finalists for the Land O'Lakes Prize: Drone Challenge, a crowdsourced competition launched in February 2017 to help surface valuable, user-friendly drone solutions that will help farmers make better decisions for their crops as they work to produce more food to feed more people. Drone firms often tout ease of use. Land O' Lakes knows that is … [Read more...] about Finalists Announced for Ag Drone Challenge
Agriculture
French Drone Project Boosts Africa’s Crop Yields
A French drone company is teaming up with a major European inspection service to improve agricultural yields in West Africa. Delta Drone and Bureau Veritas Afrique announced plans last week to consolidate Bureau Vertitas’ soil analysis data with aerial data harvested by Delta drones to optimize precision farming for poverty-stricken areas in Côte d’Ivoire and nearby … [Read more...] about French Drone Project Boosts Africa’s Crop Yields
Skyfront Sets Multirotor Drone World Record with 4 hour and 34 minute Flight Time
Earlier this week a Chinese firm, Foxtechhobby, claimed it had set a drone world record with a flight of 3 hours. The record did not stand long. Skyfront, a California startup, is reporting that its multirotor drone, the Skyfront Tailwind, has claimed that record with a flight of 4 hours and 34 minutes. And in a conversation with DroneLife, Skyfront CEO Troy Mestler said he … [Read more...] about Skyfront Sets Multirotor Drone World Record with 4 hour and 34 minute Flight Time
Sentera’s Omni Drone Captures Thermal, NDVI, and High-Res RGB Imagery
Sentera, a manufacturer of remote-sensing technologies for precision agriculture, has announced the Omni quadcopter drone to capture three distinct crop health data measurements in a single flight: thermal, normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), and high-resolution RGB. The Omni (ie omnidirectional) pairs a DJI XT Thermal sensor with Omni's standard Double 4K to offer … [Read more...] about Sentera’s Omni Drone Captures Thermal, NDVI, and High-Res RGB Imagery
Sentera Provides Crop Insights with New AgVault Features
Sentera, a designer and manufacturer of remote-sensing technologies for precision agriculture, has announced new features for the NDVI Toolbox in Sentera AgVault Desktop. These tools offer agriculture professionals improved field insights for use on and off the field. New capabilities include zone management, a basic prescription-writing tool, and dynamic orthomosaic … [Read more...] about Sentera Provides Crop Insights with New AgVault Features
