A new research report by Meticulous Research predicts that drones in agriculture will be worth more than $5 Billion by 2025. Agriculture has been a major sector for the commercial drone industry for several years. Now, new sensors and technology have made the value proposition for drones in agriculture even clearer. Easier to use hardware, integrated sensors, AI-driven … [Read more...] about Drones in Agriculture Worth More than $5 Billion by 2025
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Aerovironment Steps Up to Move Drones in Agriculture Forward with Major Donations to Universities
AeroVironment has been a leading manufacturer of drones for military and security applications since they were founded in 1971. The Aerovironment Quantix takes the company's deep history in unmanned aircraft manufacture and operations to the commercial realm. With a focus on the agricultural market, the Quantix offers a feature set that combines the benefits of vertical … [Read more...] about Aerovironment Steps Up to Move Drones in Agriculture Forward with Major Donations to Universities
The Ultimate Solution to Battery Endurance: Researchers Put Drone ‘Backpack’ on Bees to Help Gather Data for Farming
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
DroneDeploy Introduces the World’s First Machine Learning-Driven Drone Map Processing Engine
In October of 2017, we published a story about DroneDeploy's huge growth: "In just this year, the company has mapped more than 25 million acres, representing an area larger than the country of Iceland. They’ve processed 40 million images in 2017, create thousands of maps every day, and have processed 750k measurements on the platform so far this year." What does all that … [Read more...] about DroneDeploy Introduces the World’s First Machine Learning-Driven Drone Map Processing Engine
senseFly Moves North American Operations to Research Triangle: Joins Growing Drone and Tech Cluster in NC
Leading commercial drone manufacturer senseFly is moving to Raleigh, North Carolina - and joining a growing cluster of drone and aerospace business, including commercial drone solutions provider PrecisionHawk. With excellent educational institutions providing the talent, a rapidly growing city and a booming tech landscape, Raleigh has a lot to recommend it as a base of … [Read more...] about senseFly Moves North American Operations to Research Triangle: Joins Growing Drone and Tech Cluster in NC
