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...
Irrigation
May 31, 2016
FIGARO, an EU-funded international project focused on developing the new precision agriculture Decision Support System (DSS) to improve irrigation management for increasing water productivity, will unveil the world's most advanced precision irrigation at a partners' meeting which will take...
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....
Digital Farming
May 31, 2016
Despite the outlook for low farm net income and a down farm economy, large American farmers have a surprisingly aggressive outlook toward buying and utilizing new technologies on their operations, with high hopes for potentially disruptive entrants. According to a...
Digital Farming
May 31, 2016
Bayer and the aerospace technology company Planetary Resources, based in Redmond, WA, have signed a memorandum of understanding about the development of applications and products based on satellite images. Bayer intends to purchase these data from Planetary Resources to...
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...
Market Watch
May 24, 2016
Jason and Laura Kehler. (Submitted photo)
“What if I were to tell you that a Manitoba potato grower got the inspiration to dive into the world of yield monitors and light bars to save his relationship...
Data Management
May 24, 2016
DuPont Pioneer is offering an incentive for growers to try the Encirca Yield Nitrogen Management Service this summer to enhance their in-season nitrogen monitoring and management. The offer is free for growers who have enabled JDLink Connect to their...
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,...
Data Management
May 12, 2016
Multispectral sensors measure light reflected by crops in very precise frequencies, and depending on cloud cover and time of day, the sunlight has a different intensity in the various frequencies. Pictured: senseFLY’s eBee UAV.
Parrot, the...
Drones | UAVs
May 10, 2016
Sentera announces availability of the Sentera NDVI Single sensor for the DJI Phantom 4 drone.
The normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) single adds an ultra-lightweight, high-precision NDVI sensor to the Phantom 4, creating a powerful and affordable precision agriculture tool....
Data Management
May 10, 2016
Now is a good time ag retailers to learn now to implement drone technology into their offerings. Pictured is AgEagle founder Bret Chilcott during the 2015 InfoAg pre-show tour near St. Louis, MO.
With many expecting...
Analytics
May 3, 2016
DJI's UAV platforms such as the Matrice M100 (pictured) and M600 series allow for extensive customization, providing the flexibility to monitor crops, carry advanced sensors, or accomplish other tasks specific to each mission. The combined...
Data Management
May 3, 2016
SLANTRANGE’s new drone-ready sensor and analytics system optimizes battery life, aerodynamics, and weight while doubling the area imaged each flight. Photo: Business Wire
SLANTRANGE, pioneers of a smarter approach to aerial remote sensing and analytics for...
Irrigation
April 29, 2016
As technology changes the way farmers grow and harvest crops, Blue Mountain Community College in Pendleton, OR, is training students to keep pace with the evolving industry, reports George Plaven, East Oregonian.
The next generation of producers will have to know...
Data Management
April 28, 2016
Sentera today introduced its Double 4K sensor, bringing a small, fully-customizable twin-imager sensor to the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) industry.
The rugged, high-throughput Double 4K sensor is designed for use in harsh environments, with configuration options tailored for use in...
Guidance
April 27, 2016
NovAtel today announced TerraStar-L, a new 40 centimetre (cm) Precise Point Positioning (PPP) correction service. TerraStar-L is a subscription based correction service that delivers GNSS correction data via satellite to users of precision navigation systems. Position accuracy of 40...
