The Roswell Test Flight Crew met with several companies while attending the Future Farm Drone Rodeo in Portland. In this episode, the Roswell Flight Test Crew hears from Gary Licquia of RDO Integrated Controls about the SenseFly eBee: a fixed-wing platform that flies exclusively using autonomous, waypoint-driven missions. The aircraft is connected to a laptop computer via a … [Read more...] about SenseFly eBee: Survey and Mapping Drone Flies Autonomously
Agriculture
From Insitu: A Swarm of Solos for Autonomous Mapping Missions
The Roswell Test Flight Crew met with several companies while attending the Future Farm Drone Rodeo in Portland. In this episode, they speak with John Leipper, the Solutions Architecture Manager for drone manufacturer Insitu. At the Future Farm Drone Rodeo in Pendleton, Oregon, Insitu conducted a drone swarm demonstration using three 3DR Solos – all controlled by a single pilot … [Read more...] about From Insitu: A Swarm of Solos for Autonomous Mapping Missions
How Drones Amplify Human Potential
Sponsored post by Rosalie Bartlett, Marketing Manager, Kespry — In companies of any size, a change in workflow – especially one that involves a new and unfamiliar tool – can be met with resistance from the existing team. The return on investment for drone technology is so strong, however, that it’s critical to make a case for introducing such a powerful tool. With the … [Read more...] about How Drones Amplify Human Potential
Sentera Adds Data Capture Options to DJI Phantom 4s
Double 4K Sensor's fully customizable filters offer impeccable crop health insights Sentera has announced its Double 4K precision agriculture sensor is now available on DJI Phantom 4 Professional, Advanced, and Standard drones. This offering provides Double 4K quality at entry-level pricing, expanding late-season data collection options for agronomists, crop … [Read more...] about Sentera Adds Data Capture Options to DJI Phantom 4s
Australian Government Plants Seed of Drone Agriculture
Australia’s top science agency is teaming up with the nation’s leading agribusiness corporation to deploy drones and long-range sensing tech to boost crop yields Down Under. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) signed a joint partnership agreement with Ruralco, a nationwide agribusiness outlet with more than 500 outlets offering services … [Read more...] about Australian Government Plants Seed of Drone Agriculture
