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
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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
Toro Invests in GreenSight Agronomics to Integrate Drones and Irrigation Systems
Agriculture is one of the top verticals for the drone industry. A study by the Farm Journal says that about thirty percent of farmers in the US are already using drone technology; another 30 percent say they'll use them this year. Market reports put the value of the agriculture sector at over $2 billion in the next few years. The ROI for the sector is already clear - and … [Read more...] about Toro Invests in GreenSight Agronomics to Integrate Drones and Irrigation Systems
Drone Data Experts Pix4D Speak at UN Panel on Food Security
Swiss drone photogrammetry and mapping experts Pix4D will speak today at the UN Panel on Food Security. The company's participation is another sign that drones are becoming widely recognized as a significant factor in precision agriculture. "The United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) will hold an expert panel meeting on the role of … [Read more...] about Drone Data Experts Pix4D Speak at UN Panel on Food Security
