It's the ultimate solution to the problem of drone flight endurance - harnessing mother nature's power. Researchers from the University of Washington have put a tiny sensor backpack on bees to gather aerial data. Bees are more important to farming that you might have imagined. According to the 2004 USDA piece titled, "Bee Benefits to Agriculture" the USDA tells us that … [Read more...] about The Ultimate Solution to Battery Endurance: Researchers Put Drone ‘Backpack’ on Bees to Help Gather Data for Farming
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Parrot and AIRINOV are Bringing Agriculture Drones to Africa
The following is a joint press release from Parrot and AIRINOV. Agriculture is a key and fast-growing industry in Africa and Parrot, the leading European drone group, is offering business solutions, including drones, software and services, to professionals of this business sector. Parrot-AIRINOV teamed up with CTA (The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation … [Read more...] about Parrot and AIRINOV are Bringing Agriculture Drones to Africa
Drone Mapping Gets Better and Better: DroneDeploy Releases Live Map, Map Creation in Real-Time
Drone technology is evolving at an incredible pace these days, but few new announcements really offer a really game-changing - or work changing - feature. This one is different. A few years ago, the ability to create a map from drone data in real time would have been unthinkable - but now DroneDeploy, the world's leading drone mapping software platform, has done just … [Read more...] about Drone Mapping Gets Better and Better: DroneDeploy Releases Live Map, Map Creation in Real-Time
New Frontiers in Drones and Ag: Meat & Livestock Australia and Aerodyne Launch $5.1 Million R&D Program
While drones in plant agriculture are now well-established as a significant tool for managing resources, drones aren't as commonly utilized to manage livestock. Now, non-profit group Meat & Livestock Australia and leading drone services provider Aerodyne have announced a $5.1 million ‘Drone as a Silent Service’ R&D Program to study the issue. According to a press … [Read more...] about New Frontiers in Drones and Ag: Meat & Livestock Australia and Aerodyne Launch $5.1 Million R&D Program
AeroVironment Advances Research with Farmers and University Partners; Adds Multi-Crop Support
Aerovironment, a manufacturer of unmanned aircraft systems for both military and commercial applications, shared details regarding its ongoing pilot programs which are entering their third year and have guided development of the AV DSS platform. The company also displays its Quantix™ drone and AV Decision Support System™ (AV DSS) to World Ag Expo and National Farm Machinery … [Read more...] about AeroVironment Advances Research with Farmers and University Partners; Adds Multi-Crop Support
