In what may be one of the most innovative combinations of emerging trends and technologies The Nature Conservancy is now crowdsourcing the monitoring of California's coastline to drone operators. El Niño is currently causing coastal flooding and erosion in both natural ecosystems and human communities all over California. According to The Nature Conservancy, the storms are … [Read more...] about Drones Monitor California Coastline For Storm Damage
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DroneDeploy Releases Free iOS Autonomous Flight App
DroneDeploy, which develops and maintains a cloud software platform for commercial drones, is making aerial data accessible and productive for everyone. Today DroneDeploy announced the launch of its free iOS flight app to simplify and automate the capture of aerial data for the iOS community. The app is compatible with the following DJI drones: the Phantom 3 Pro, Phantom 3 … [Read more...] about DroneDeploy Releases Free iOS Autonomous Flight App
DroneDeploy Releases Elevation Toolbox and Volume Measurement Tool
Sponsored by DroneDeploy — DroneDeploy is excited to announce the release of their Elevation Toolbox and new Volume Measurement tool. This tool enables DroneDeploy users to calculate the volume of stockpiles, measure the extraction volume of a quarry or estimate the volume of a building, instantly from any device. It delivers accurate and timely volume calculations are … [Read more...] about DroneDeploy Releases Elevation Toolbox and Volume Measurement Tool
What NDVI Drones Can Do for an Ag Business – part 2
by the staff of DroneDeploy, republished with permission Misconceptions and advice from ag drone industry experts In part two of this series on NDVI drones you’ll hear from Markus Weber and Ray Asebedo who round out a collection of advice with more technically-focused discussion on vegetation indices and how they’re used with drones. Missed part one? Read it … [Read more...] about What NDVI Drones Can Do for an Ag Business – part 2
What NDVI Drones Can Do for an Ag Business – part 1
by the staff of DroneDeploy, republished with permission Misconceptions and advice from agriculture industry experts There’s a lot of hype about agriculture drones. By AUVSI’s own estimates, the U.S. drone industry will be worth $82 billion by 2025, with agriculture generating the lion’s share. For the most part, the hype is warranted — but there’s also a decent amount … [Read more...] about What NDVI Drones Can Do for an Ag Business – part 1
