Sentera, a manufacturer of remote-sensing technologies for precision agriculture, has announced the Omni quadcopter drone to capture three distinct crop health data measurements in a single flight: thermal, normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), and high-resolution RGB. The Omni (ie omnidirectional) pairs a DJI XT Thermal sensor with Omni's standard Double 4K to offer … [Read more...] about Sentera’s Omni Drone Captures Thermal, NDVI, and High-Res RGB Imagery
Agriculture
Sentera Provides Crop Insights with New AgVault Features
Sentera, a designer and manufacturer of remote-sensing technologies for precision agriculture, has announced new features for the NDVI Toolbox in Sentera AgVault Desktop. These tools offer agriculture professionals improved field insights for use on and off the field. New capabilities include zone management, a basic prescription-writing tool, and dynamic orthomosaic … [Read more...] about Sentera Provides Crop Insights with New AgVault Features
SenseFly eBee: Survey and Mapping Drone Flies Autonomously
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
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
