In order for small UAS systems to be productive in the US, the current minimum total spray volumes per acre stated on the various chemical labels will have to be changed. Have any manufacturer's approached the Environmental Protection Agency about re
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I was wondering how much input material (fertilizer, water, chemicals, fuel, etc) can be saved by the farmer, if NDVI surveys are made. And also how much is the increase of yield?
I have seen many tests and all the articles and blo
Read more…I know that Yamaha has a dry dispersal system for the RMAX and they have apparently been toying with seeding rice with them in Japan, but I can't find any pictures, stats, or video of that being performed. Anyone ever seen this?
Read more…It seems that multirotors have to be powered by the expensive battery. And the helicopter can use engine and could have much larger load. I’m wondering what’s the advantage of multirotor compared with helicopter in the agricultural UAVs pesticide spr
Read more…What is the typically cruising (during pesticide spraying) speed of agricultural duster UAV? It looks like it flies quite slowly when it’s spraying the pesticide. Why don’t people increase the spraying efficiency by increasing the cruising speed (and
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Kind of a silly question, I'm betting on the COA but thought I would ask in case any of you went through the process and know better. I'm thinking about trying to get a COA for the University I work at. I've looked at the process, documentati
Read more…Drone Event for farmers, Agronomists, Crop Consultants and Drone Pilots
June 13, 2015 Central, IA - Vendors with UAV/UAS and DIY kits for farmers
Summary: We recently did an interesting test where we used NDVI imagery from one of our drones to detect improvements in plant health over a 10 day period.We found that the NDVI was sensitive enough to detect these improvements once the nutrition had
Read more…I notice that there are two kinds of sprayers used in agricultural pesticide spraying system. Yamaha uses jet sprayer (figure1). Besides that, centrifugal sprayers are also used (widely?) in some agriculture UAVs (figure2 and 3) spraying systems.
I’m
Read more…Hi all, I have just merged some new code for exporting from Mission Planner the necessary files for Ensomosaic integration (*.TRP and *.GPS).
I'd like to get in touch with some users of EnsoMosaic in order to test the development done.... a feedback f
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I just started experimenting with NDVI. I bought a IR-PRO.com INFRABLU NDVI LENS for my HERO3 black edition.
This is what I did:
- I went and did a small survey mission at a field and processed the orthomosaic in photoscan.
- I then opened up
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I am in need of some raw data taken over row crops in spring or summer from preferably a multispec sensor that covers from visual to NIR. I would like to use it as a demonstration for classification with ecognition in my class.
There
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I have seen multi copters and helicopters UAV used for crop dusting. But I have never found any fixed wing UAV used in this area. As different countries have different farmland size and regulations, totally lack of fixed wing in this area seems t
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I would like to know how people in this group are getting their fixed wing systems airborne. In a recent blog at work I discussed our own experience with catapults, bungees and hand launches. Basically, we found that the hand launch was prone t
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I've been working with UAV imagery (NIR and VIS) for monitoring sugarcane's post-harvest behavior in Guatemala. The images are uncalibrated and I'm using raw DN numbers for extracting NDVI and other VIs. The main purpose of the flights and analysi
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I was wondering if anyone could share their experiences with estimating populations on photos they've taken with UAVs. Software or particular methods that you have found to work. I currently use a Y6 tri-copter from Event 38 with a GoPro Came
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We have recently purchased a NGB converted camera (NIR, G and B channels) with the goal of observing different vegetation indices (DVI, NDVI, SAVI, etc) from UAV-captured images. We were hoping some of you may have some tips on c
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We are looking to develop a UAV for crop surveying where the stress identification will be performed mainly by an infrared camera. We are not looking to spent too much money on the sensor and have been considering modifying a normal RG
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I'm new here and I thank you for adding me.
I'm doing a job for an exam at my university and I wanted to ask you a favor.
Not having a drone of my own, and not being able to find around, I would need (if possible) the raw data on
