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
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The War is Not Over: Why Agriculture Drone Solutions Deserve a Closer Look
Guest post by Colin Snow I’ve been researching and writing about agriculture drone solutions since early 2012. I recently came across this OpEd in PrecisionAg titled “Opinion: The Agricultural Drone War Is Over, And They Lost” and read it with great interest. Two and half years ago, our research indicated the same thing—that small drones might not be able to deliver … [Read more...] about The War is Not Over: Why Agriculture Drone Solutions Deserve a Closer Look
Sentera Unveils New Toolbox for Agriculture Drones
Drone and data management provider Sentera is harvesting another software solution for the agriculture drone sector. The Minnesota-based company on Monday announced the release of NDVI Toolbox for the AgVault software platform, describing the suite as “a set of tools for customizable Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) data that give growers and agronomists … [Read more...] about Sentera Unveils New Toolbox for Agriculture Drones
Sentera Introduces Fully Customizable Dual 4K Sensor
Sentera, LLC this week introduced its Double 4K sensor, bringing a small, fully-customizable twin-image sensor to the unmanned aerial vehicle industry with configuration options tailored for use in precision agriculture and infrastructure inspection applications. Both cameras feature state-of-the-art Sony focal plane arrays and are capable of capturing high-megapixel color … [Read more...] about Sentera Introduces Fully Customizable Dual 4K Sensor
Sentera releases NDVI precision agriculture upgrade for DJI Inspire series
Sentera, LLC, a Minnesota-based drone and data management systems provider, on Monday announced the release of an NDVI upgrade for the DJI Inspire series that retains the full functionality of the UAVs 360° camera capabilities. The upgrade, which was previously only available for the Phantom 3, integrates Sentera’s precision Single Sensor, allowing for the capture of … [Read more...] about Sentera releases NDVI precision agriculture upgrade for DJI Inspire series