Philippe Simard, of Canada's SimActive mapping software, started out working directly with large mapping companies - or the military. With the growth of the drone industry, however, things have changed. “We used to only work with very highly qualified firms investing millions of dollars in planes – I can still remember the point at which those clients came to us … [Read more...] about Drone Mapping is Getting Bigger and Better: SimActive’s Philippe Simard Talks Industry Trends
drones in agriculture
The Best Pairing for Wine May be a Drone
With a wide and global customer base, drone mapping platform DroneDeploy is continually identifying new uses for drone technology. Precision agriculture was one of the early adopters of drone technology: and now, more vineyards are adopting drones to make better wine. It's not the romantic view of the wine industry pictured on travel brochures, but drones are helping growers … [Read more...] about The Best Pairing for Wine May be a Drone
Taking Drones in Agriculture to the Next Level: the SmartFruit Project
Food security is a global problem that requires a global solution. An international group of researchers led by Dr. Stanley Best, Director Nacional Programa Agricultura de Precisión of INIA Quilamap in Chile, is tackling one aspect using a system of autonomous drones: specifically, a DJI prosumer drone with a Heisha autonomous drone charging system. The "SmartFruit" project … [Read more...] about Taking Drones in Agriculture to the Next Level: the SmartFruit Project
Drones and Centipedes: Brazilian Farmers Adopt Precision Agriculture with SimActive
Brazilian farmers are adopting drone technology through a new partnership between SimActive Inc., a world-leader in photogrammetry, and precision agriculture services provider Portal Produtos Agropecuários Ltda (Portal). Portal develops projects in northern Brazil to serve farmers with aerial mapping over agricultural areas, together with high level technical and agronomic … [Read more...] about Drones and Centipedes: Brazilian Farmers Adopt Precision Agriculture with SimActive
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
