Late last month North Dakota State University (NDSU) launched an agricultural research project incorporating drone technology that was called “the first of its kind in the nation,” by Sreekala Bajwa, chair of NDSU’s Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department. The project is the most recent effort by NDSU to determine the role of UAS in agricultural production and … [Read more...] about North Dakota State University Pioneers Drone Driven Agricultural Research
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Case Study: Agriculture Drones Bring Big Value to Potato Growers
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
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
DJI Establishing Agricultural Drone Service Network in China
DJI, the Chinese drone manufacturer based in Shenzhen, announced it is establishing a service network to expand the use of agriculture-specific unmanned aerial vehicles in China. The company will train 10,000 people across the country to operate the drones and set up 100 after-sales service centers. As part of the initiative the company will be offering subsidies to up to … [Read more...] about DJI Establishing Agricultural Drone Service Network in China
Parrot Makes Push into Commercial Drone Space with Sequoia
Parrot, the Paris-based technology company with a portfolio of drones targeted at the consumer market, is making a significant push into the commercial drone market. The spearhead of this effort is Sequoia, a multispectral sensor targeted at the agriculture market. But there is more to it than that. Parrot has been investing in and / or buying a number of firms with … [Read more...] about Parrot Makes Push into Commercial Drone Space with Sequoia
