Author Archives: Kellee

SenseFly eBee Ag

Equipment: SenseFly eBee Ag is a fixed-wing agricultural drone. It has a camera, Duet M, that captures RGB and multispectral images to help you determine the health and status of your crops and field. The eBee Ag drone has RTK (Real-Time Kinematics) available for precision in mapping projects. Software: It includes SenseFly’s flight planning software,

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PrecisionHawk: Scouting Package

This package includes: DJI Phantom 4 Pro drone and  Precision Hawk flight analytics software, which is in-field flight monitoring software, visual scanners, DataMapper (light processing software), and an app for controlling the drone’s flight. You may use either a desktop or mobile platforms for this. Essentially, you may use your smart phone for the entire

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Sentera: Scouting Package

This package pairs DJI Phantom 4 Pro drone with Sentera Double 4K Sensors that let you gather NDVI (normalized difference vegetation index) and NDRE (normalized difference red edge) images that you can plug in to analysis, and map, to determine the status of your crop’s health. Use cases include: Stand counts, tassel counts, crop health

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Sentera NDVI Upgrade for DJI Drones

With the Sentera NDVI Upgrade the camera is able to capture images with sensors capable of recording the reflected light off the images across the light spectrum: RGB, Mutispectral and Thermal. RGB cameras, RGB (visual color) is the most common type of data collected and the cameras that are typically standard on most commercial drones.

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OpenDroneMap: Mapping Software

This is an open source mapping software. On the OpenDroneMap website, you can click on either one of the following to get started: WebODM(User Interface): You can download this version to run on your computer (even offline). With WebODM, you can create orthomosaic maps, point clouds, elevation models (georeferenced), 3D models, take measurements, determine plant

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Why You Should Take The Part 107 Test and Get a Remote Pilot License?

Passing the Part 107 Knowledge Test is required by the FAA in order to legally operate a drone for conducting flight missions and collecting aerial images that are used for analyzing your crops and fields. Since Part 107 regulations were enacted into law, it has become illegal to fly a drone commercially without getting a

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Botlink: Software and Hardware Solution for creating flight plans, processing and analyzing Drone Data

You can get assistance for creating a flight plan and learning how to manually operate your drone. After collecting the images, you can upload them to Botlink’s Insites Web App. Botlink’s team processes them into a high-definition map that gives you useful information from the data and precise measurements. Then you have the option to

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