Prosumer drones are an excellent option to consider when finding a suitable drone for agricultural use. These drones are designed for serious recreational users and professional pilots and often come with a built-in camera or the ability to mount one. They are typically ready to use right out of the box without additional expenses or
DJI has developed a variety of aerial drones that farmers can use for monitoring and managing the health and potential environmental stresses for their crops and fields. The Agras T-Series Drones (T-10, T-16, T-20, T-30, T-40)are agricultural drones used for spraying crops and fields. It can perform multiple missions for surveying, mapping, spraying, and spreading.
The DJI Phantom 4 RTK is a quadcopter that has a built-in RTK feature and a 20-megapixel camera so it is capable of performing high precision mapping and surveying projects and delivering high resolution images. It has a decent flight time for a single mission (up to 30 min). 16,404 ft (5,000 meters) is the
The D-RTK 2 Mobile Station is a GNSS Mobile Station that can work with most all global satellite navigation systems. It has real-time corrections that achieves centimeter-level positioning data which allows for greater accuracy. It is enabled with 4G, OcuSync, WiFi, and LAN capabilities allowing for communication between the drone and the station. You can
Coaxial twin rotor design allows for an increase in the payload capacity – max payload 50 Kg Has a dual atomized spraying system for even spreading. It has a magnetic drive impeller pump. The pump is totally isolated from the drone’s motor so the chance of corrosion in the motor is greatly reduced. It can
In DJI Mavic 3M, the M stands for multispectral. This Mavic 3 version couples a RGB camera and a multispectral camera that lets you survey and analyze your field and crops to determine how healthy your crop is as well as any environmental stress that might be present. The Mavic 3M’s multispectral camera has 4
* Note this is an earlier model of the DJI Matrice Series Drone * The DJI M100 (w/ DJI Smart Farming Package) combination is not available as a new drone bundle purchase. It is still listed on vendor sites but its status is either discontinued, back order, or out of stock. There are some used
The 3P Sensor collects images needed to create NDVI crop mapping reports. It can calibrate the ambient light in order to distinguish between haze and clouds as well as gauge the time of day and the season. The features for the 3P sensor include: The Price is (w/ DJI SkyPort) $5,250.00 – As of 21
These sensors measure light from six bands of the light spectrum. The spectral bands measured include RGB imaging plus red, green, red edge, and near-infrared (NIR). Images from the red edge light range of the spectrum allow one to determine the early onset of crop disease and crop stress and are used for both NDVI
A Software Development Kit (SDK) lets you choose from a wider variety of payloads for your drone because it provides a way for the payload to communicate with the drone that it is connected to. An SDK also gives some leeway for customizing to fit a payload for specific uses. There are a few types