A precision agriculture company is partnering with an up-and-coming drone-industry player in a bid to revolutionize farming. SLANTRANGE, a self-described “agricultural intelligence company,” has released the 3p, a multispectral sensors system designed for agriculture drones. Built on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Flight drone platform, the 3p will offer a robust onboard processing … [Read more...] about New Agriculture Sensor Built on Qualcomm Drone Platform
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Washington State Researcher Cultivates Bump Drone Crop
With the help of drones, a Washington State professor is cultivating a new strain of research in the field of precision agriculture. Lav Khot, a professor at the university’s Center for Precision and Automated Agricultural Systems, is using rotor drones arrayed with thermal-imaging sensors to explore crops response to various irrigation techniques. He specifically performs … [Read more...] about Washington State Researcher Cultivates Bump Drone Crop
Tiny Drones May Save the World from Bee Colony Collapse
Researchers say swarms of tiny drones may take the sting out of a troubling global problem – the collapse of bee populations. According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, 71 of the 100 crops that account for almost all the world’s food supply depend on bee pollination. Over the last year, 44 percent of the commercial bee population mysteriously died … [Read more...] about Tiny Drones May Save the World from Bee Colony Collapse
Sentera Adds TrueNDVI to Mavic Drone
Sentera now has the ability to convert a DJI Mavic drone into a precision scouting tool that collects TrueNDVI™ crop health data. The ultra-lightweight, super-precise Sentera NDVI Single Sensor is integrated onto the pocket-sized Mavic drone. his allows the Mavic to simultaneously capture visual-band RGB, near-infrared (NIR) and normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) … [Read more...] about Sentera Adds TrueNDVI to Mavic Drone
International Ag Firm Tags DroneDeploy for All-in-One UAV Solution
DroneDeploy today announced that its cloud-based platform has been selected by CNH Industrial – a global leader in agricultural equipment and other capital goods – as the software for a unique, all-in-one UAV system. Available now from CNH Industrial’s network of Case IH and New Holland dealers, the bundle includes a one-year Standard or Premium DroneDeploy software … [Read more...] about International Ag Firm Tags DroneDeploy for All-in-One UAV Solution
