Drones may have been grounded by the FAA during the 2015 Farm Progress Show, but here are some UAVs that will soon fly the Ag Skies…

1. B Y J O A N N A S C H R O E D E R , A G & E N E R G Y R E P O R T E R
E M A I L : A L T E N E R G Y B L O G G E R @ H O T M A I L . C O M
T W I T T E R : @ J M S C H R O E D E R
Drones may have been grounded by the
FAA during the 2015 Farm Progress Show,
but here are some UAVs that will soon fly
the Ag Skies…

2. PRECISION HAWK
WWW.PRECISIONHAWK.COM
Specs:
• Proprietary Artificial Intelligence detects weather conditions in the air
and creates its own optimal flight path while in the air.
• In-Flight diagnostics & Monitoring continually monitors itself while in
flight: checking battery life, operational weather/wind limitations,
structure cracks and other internal performance checks.
It’s a bird…it’s a plane…no, it’s the Landcaster Platform UAV!

3. AGRIBOTIX & AGCO
WWW.AGRIBOTIX.COM
SPECS:
• The "all-in-one," drone-enabled package combines Agribotix's FarmLens
cloud-based data platform with the purpose-built SOLO AGCO edition
quadcopter.
• Users can scout and record aerial field data up to 60 acres per flight. Ag
imaging cameras capture RGB & near-infrared images that are
uploaded to the FarmLens platform and processed to produce hi-res
Field Health Reports.
Coming to a field near you…the Solo AGCO Edition quadcopter.

4. CROP COPTER
WWW.CROPCOPTER.CO
CROP COPTER SPECS:
• 1 Mile Range, 15 Minutes of Flight Time with Return to Home Failsafes
• Live Video Feed, Live In-flight Info, GPS Enabled with GoPro Camera
MAX FLIGHT SPECS:
• 3X the flight time and 1,000 gram lifting capacity as Crop Copter
• Capable of flying up to 400 acres in a flight
• Autonomous flight, real time video feedback EZ Health payload option
There’s a lot to drone on about the Crop Copter and Max Flight.

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