Swiss professional drone manufacturer, senseFly, has expanded its portfolio with the launch of the new eBee SQ fixed-wing agricultural drone. This cutting-edge unmanned aircraft system (UAS) is built for the Parrot Sequoia multispectral camera and can cover up to 10 times more ground than small quadcopter drones.
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Agrobotix Integrates with John Deere in Australia
UAV enabled agricultural intelligence company Agrobotix has announced a new level of integration with John Deere’s Operations Center in Australia. The integration allows a user to push the Agribotix Digital Scouting Report directly into their Operations Center account.
Lehmann Aviation Launches New Mapping Drone
Lehmann Aviation announced launch of a totally new L-A Series line of professional mapping drones for operators around the world. Continue reading
Over 25 Million Acres of Images
Sentera, LLC sensors have officially captured over 25,000,000 acres of images. The company’s AgVault 2.0 Software translates this imagery into actionable data for the precision agriculture industry.
DroneDeploy Offers Two New SmartAg Tools
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After extensive beta testing, DroneDeploy has announced two new tools available to customers that will help growers get powerful insights about plant count and stand establishment — just in time for corn and soy emergence across the U.S. Northwest.
Air Tractor Enters UAS Market
Crop-spraying specialist Air Tractor, Inc. has announced its expansion into the field of unmanned aerial systems. The recent acquisition of Hangar 78 UAV, and its flagship aircraft, the Yield Defender unmanned aerial system (UAS) will create the foundation of Air Tractor’s development and visionary integration of unmanned technology to complement its core agricultural and fire-fighting aircraft lines.
Hermes 450 Inaugural Flight in North Dakota Ag Project
The Elbit Systems Hermes 450 aircraft took off from the Hillsboro airport on May 20th. to start a summer-long project that will take pictures of farmland in the fertile Red River Valley. The test is meant to show whether the larger drone is more efficient to capture imagery of agricultural land than satellites or smaller unmanned aircraft.
Empire Unmanned Acquires Advanced Aviation Solutions
Empire Holdings, Inc., has announced that one of its operating units, Empire Unmanned, LLC, has acquired Advanced Aviation Solutions (ADAVSO) of Star, Idaho. Empire Holdings is the primary owner of Empire Unmanned, LLC, and also owns 100 percent of Empire Airlines, Inc.