Guest post by Ian Smith, DroneDeploy — The information below was given to us during an interview with DroneDeploy user Derek P. who operates an AgEagle drone for his business, an agricultural services company in North Dakota. Derek has accumulated nearly 30 successful flights in his first growing season with DroneDeploy. Click and open the below map in a new tab to … [Read more...] about Case Study: Agriculture Drones Bring Big Value to Potato Growers
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5 Societal Applications for Remote Controlled Drones
Guest post by Alan Perlman, UAV Coach — Small unmanned aerial systems have beneficial societal applications that far surpass the odd viral video here and there. Here are five of the many applications for drones in society: Search and Rescue The most immediate societal application impacting humans might be the use of this technology in search and rescue … [Read more...] about 5 Societal Applications for Remote Controlled Drones
DroneDeploy Expands Ag Solution Set; Offers Seasonal Pricing Package
DroneDeploy recently announced new features to their agriculture toolkit which expand the actionable data available to farmers and power users and enable them to get better results faster. And they have timed it to coincide with the #Plant2016 growing season which underway in the Northern Hemisphere. The new Ag-specific capabilities include: Zones and Grids — New zone … [Read more...] about DroneDeploy Expands Ag Solution Set; Offers Seasonal Pricing Package
DJI + PrecisionHawk = Easy to Use Analytics for Ag Market
PrecisionHawk and DJI are partnering to offer the agriculture market with a complete agricultural analytics solution by linking DJI’s commercial-grade drone hardware to PrecisionHawk’s drone software platform, DataMapper. They made hte announcement today at the Xponential Show. The pre-assembled package includes DJI’s hardware platform plus PrecisionHawk’s flight and analytics … [Read more...] about DJI + PrecisionHawk = Easy to Use Analytics for Ag Market
Sentera Introduces Fully Customizable Dual 4K Sensor
Sentera, LLC this week introduced its Double 4K sensor, bringing a small, fully-customizable twin-image sensor to the unmanned aerial vehicle industry with configuration options tailored for use in precision agriculture and infrastructure inspection applications. Both cameras feature state-of-the-art Sony focal plane arrays and are capable of capturing high-megapixel color … [Read more...] about Sentera Introduces Fully Customizable Dual 4K Sensor