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RT replied to Aleksandr Panov's discussion MicaSense RedEdge Multispectral Camera for sale in Agricultural UAVs
"sorry to hear that...


Kyler Laird said:
I agreed to buy it and sent the full price through the PayPal link Alexsandr provided on December 20.  I didn't get any response to my queries after that.  It's now in dispute.
Good luck."
Jan 5, 2017
RT replied to RT's discussion Experience using a Quadcopter/Hexacopter setup for agricultural imaging/farm use?
"I think a Phantom 4 pro is not a flexible enough platform.
And not suitable for agricultural imaging. Also a quad.
Dji M100 or Inspire1 seem better but they come at quite a price.

Gary Mortimer said:
Whats wrong with a Phantom 4 Pro?"
Nov 26, 2016
RT replied to RT's discussion Experience using a Quadcopter/Hexacopter setup for agricultural imaging/farm use?
"The less overlap and no cloud processing features are quite attractive.
Probably a custom gimbal can't be that expensive. Surprised there isn't one that would fit the camera. Maybe in a few months.
Aglyx seems to be exactly the app for crop…"
Nov 26, 2016
RT replied to RT's discussion Experience using a Quadcopter/Hexacopter setup for agricultural imaging/farm use?
"keeping track of all the software for analysis is quite a challenge. they are also intertwined like you say. this industry is dynamic.
agribotix has some demonstrations of drone deploy use with a phantom 3 and their camera solutions. 
was not…"
Nov 24, 2016
RT replied to RT's discussion Experience using a Quadcopter/Hexacopter setup for agricultural imaging/farm use?
"thank you, good info. 
the FireFLY6 looks great, a little expensive for me to start with.
the Ranger EX Quad conversion looks really good. Can you fit both S100 cameras on the Ranger?
Also what area are you able to photograph with your planes and…"
Nov 24, 2016
RT replied to RT's discussion Experience using a Quadcopter/Hexacopter setup for agricultural imaging/farm use?
"can you please describe how you use your quadcopters for your farm?
what kind of imagery? cameras, etc?
thank you Cala said:
I build two Tarot 650 cuadcopters for farm use, one flyes 20' with more payload capability and other 30-35' min with less.…"
Nov 23, 2016
RT replied to RT's discussion Experience using a Quadcopter/Hexacopter setup for agricultural imaging/farm use?
"good to know. 
do you use your drone for mapping?
what gimbal do you have/recommend?
thanks Greg Covey said:
That's not a bad price for a fully built Tarot 680 Pro. The hexacopter fits your flight time and payload needs. Here is mine all set up and…"
Nov 23, 2016
RT replied to RT's discussion Experience using a Quadcopter/Hexacopter setup for agricultural imaging/farm use?
"i saw the spyder 6 frame. very nice but too expensive for me. 
slant range also looks very good. the analytics package a bit too highly priced for my purpose.
sequoia also has a light sensor to calibrate as it flies.
do you use slant range? if so,…"
Nov 23, 2016
RT posted a discussion
HelloI am looking at buying/building a hexacopter for farm use. Looking to use a multispectral camera on it (like the parrot sequoia, agrobotix or agrocam).I need at least a 20min flight time. Payload is not that heavy. Those cameras together with…
Nov 23, 2016