Data Management
July 28, 2016
Farmers Edge, a global leader in precision agriculture and independent data management solutions, has announced it has partnered with Green Aero Tech, Canada’s leading drone systems and data provider, to integrate next-generation drone imagery into FarmCommand for direct-to-cab data....
Data Management
July 26, 2016
In August, some Alabama farmers might get a bird’s-eye view of their crops and land with the use of drones through new Federal Aviation Administration rules, reports Tyra Jackson on AnnistonStar.com.
Jeremy Wilson, of Lincoln, said he has considered purchasing...
Drones | UAVs
July 14, 2016
On June 21, 2016, FAA released the much anticipated new Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) or drone regulations, also referred to as Part 107. These rules go in effect Aug. 29, 2016, and cover a broad spectrum of commercial uses...
Data Management
July 14, 2016
A heartbeat away from the Kansas-Nebraska border, in the cozy Eastern Plains outpost of Eckley, CO (population: 257), Dr. Chad Godsey, president and owner, Godsey Precision Ag, has been consulting on over 100,000 acres annually – the majority being...
Data Management
July 14, 2016
A Green Aero Tech UAV-produced drainage map, which the newly formed company says "shows the natural water flow on the land. It also points out where water is getting trapped in sinks and depressions."
The unmanned...
Drones | UAVs
July 5, 2016
According to a recently-issued joint press release, Skyward and senseFly are partnering to deliver a custom operations management software and consulting services package for senseFly aircraft.
The package, available for customers in North America through the senseFly distribution network or...
Drones | UAVs
June 28, 2016
A team in Saga, Japan, has successfully developed Agridrone, which will seek out and terminate 50 different types of pests.
Agridrone was created in a joint project of Saga University, Saga Prefecture, and IT firm OPTiM....
Data Management
June 27, 2016
Sentera, LLC sensors have officially captured over 25,000,000 acres of images. Sentera's AgVault 2.0 Software translates this imagery into actionable data for the precision agriculture industry. Sentera's unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), precision sensors, and software are recognized by customers...
Drones | UAVs
June 21, 2016
Today, FAA has finalized the first operational rules for routine commercial use of small unmanned aircraft systems, opening pathways towards fully integrating UAS into the nation’s airspace. These new regulations work to harness new innovations safely, to spur job...
Drones | UAVs
June 16, 2016
Milrem and Leica Geosystems today announced Pegasus:Multiscope, the first unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) for off-road use, opening new applications in surveying, security, and monitoring.
Combining Milrem’s Multiscope UGV and Leica Geosystems’ Pegasus:Two mobile mapping sensor platform, the UGV provides faster,...
Data Management
June 14, 2016
In combination with other “smart” techniques, drones can contribute to enhanced resource efficiency, productivity and profitability as well as greater sustainability, contributing to the fight against environmental damage.
EU agricultural co-operative Copa & Cogeca has underlined...
Drones | UAVs
June 9, 2016
Sentera, LLC, a global provider of UAV hardware, sensors and data management platforms, brings a whole new level of control to users with the Phoenix 2 Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), launched today. The Phoenix 2 is light-weight and...
Drones | UAVs
June 8, 2016
Sentera, a global provider of software, sensors, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), announces the addition of autonomous UAV route planning to its AgVault 2.0. Mobile app. The added capability works with the DJI PHANTOM 4, PHANTOM 3, and INSPIRE...
Drones | UAVs
June 1, 2016
The NDSU project uses this Hermes 450, a plane that weighs 1,200 pounds and has a 35-foot wingspan. The plane is owned by Elbit Systems of Haifa, Israel. It carries up to 400 pounds of...
Data Management
May 31, 2016
In LiDAR drone market, precision agriculture application is expected to grow at the highest CAGR. Precision agriculture involves the usage of drones to monitor soil erosion and crop maturity, mitigate the effects of frost, and monitor invasive plant species...
Data Management
May 31, 2016
All it took was a few drone flights over Nebraska cornfields for Mike Ritter, CEO of SLANTRANGE, to show farmers the value of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in agriculture using the technology developed by his company, writes Patrick C....
Data Management
May 25, 2016
The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) – or drones as they are popularly known – is now becoming relatively common, but Brechin, UK-based precision farming specialists SoilEssentials is taking the whole concept of data collection and use to...
Data Management
May 20, 2016
Agribotix continues to expand its footprint in North America. The Boulder, CO-based agricultural intelligence company announced today that its FarmLens cloud processing service will be offered via the WinField Answer Tech agricultural technology portal.
Agribotix processes and analyzes agricultural data...
Data Management
May 19, 2016
According to TechSci Research report, "Global Commercial Drone Market By Drone Type, By Application, By Region, Competition Forecast and Opportunities, 2011-2021", rotary blade drone segment dominated the global commercial drone market in 2015, on account of its various technical...
Drones | UAVs
May 19, 2016
Yamaha Motor Corp., USA, is pleased to announce the inaugural commercial operation of its RMAX remotely piloted helicopter for agriculture spraying service in the U.S. The RMAX flight was completed this week in California for Napa-based Silverado Farming Company,...
