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Back in 2009 Justin Gong and a group of friends he calls “The Geeks” designed their first drone. For the 21-year-old Chinese business student, the prototype was a means to an end. As a freelance cameraman and passionate nature lover, he could use the technology to capture unique shots of animal migration. Continue reading
senseFly, a provider of fixed-wing drone solutions, and MicaSense, a producer of drone sensors for agriculture, have announced a new dual solution for efficient, in-depth crop analysis—the senseFly eBee X with MicaSense RedEdge-MX. Continue reading
AeroVironment, Inc. has introduced the next generation of its Quantix VTOL hybrid drone and the AeroVironment Decision Support System (AV DSS) for precision agriculture. Enhancements across the Quantix & AV DSS ecosystem deliver a combination of new features, performance improvements and product package offerings – designed to meet the needs of individual growers, precision ag service providers and large-scale farming operations. Continue reading
IAI and Santos Lab teams
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) signed a first of its kind agreement with Santos Lab Comercio E Industria Aerospacial LTDA, (Santos Lab) on use of UAVs and advanced analytics for large scale precision agricultural applications. Continue reading
AgEagle Aerial Systems, Inc. a provider of advanced drone imagery-based data collection and analytics solutions for the sustainable agriculture and precision farming markets, announced that it will extend the powerful reach and capabilities of its proprietary FarmLens platform to mobile devices with the launch of its new FarmLens mobile app. Continue reading
DRONE VOLT has recently unveiled its latest drone, the HERCULES 20 which is a long-range heavy lift professional drone. As the description probably gave it away (and its name), this a drone that has been designed to carry heavy loads. According to the company, the HERCULES 20 is capable of carrying loads as heavy as 25kg. Continue reading
Delair, a supplier of commercial drone solutions, has announced a new drone platform specifically optimized for the agriculture industry, the Delair UX11 Ag. Built on the foundation of the successful Delair UX11 fixed-wing UAV, the new version combines the productivity benefits of long-range/BVLOS flight operations with highly accurate survey-grade mapping and plant data collection capabilities – all in an easy-to-use platform – to enable a new level of decision agriculture. Continue reading
SlantRange, Inc., provider of remote sensing and analytics systems for agriculture, announced a new partnership with Microsoft to bring a new set of powerful and scalable aerial measurement and data solutions to the global agriculture market. Continue reading