FARM DRONES!
Chris Anderson
FARM DRONES!
Chris Anderson
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HE BIGGEST MARKET:
Unchanged for last 1,000 years:
A one-pixel-per-row analog sensor network
(rose plant used to spot fungal infections in fungal infections in
vineyards)
T COMMERCIMARKET: Agriculture
Big Data Agriculture
Half of farm inputs are wasted due to lost
• Opportunity: "farmingto where they’re needed.
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Half of farm inputs are wasted due to lost information (the “open loop” problem)
Big Data Agriculture
Opportunity: "Closed-loop farming". Use aerial data cato use chemicals/water/labowhere they’re needed.
Why agriculture?Highest Economic
Benefit
Spot disease/problems faster
Use less chemicals and water (save money, better for food and
Benefit
better for food and environment)
Improve productivity
Why agriculture?Lowest Regulato
Barrier
• Two words: private la
• Safe: under 400ft, visline of sight, no builtareas, few obstructiono people
Barrier
no people
• When used by farmefor their own purposenon-commercial
Source: AUVSI
Why agriculture?
Highest Economic
Spot disease/problems faster
Use less chemicals and water (save money, better for food and
Highest Economic Benefit
better for food and environment)
Improve productivity
Why agriculture?
Lowest Regulatory
• Two words: private lan
• Safe: under 400ft, visuline of sight, no built-upareas, few obstructionsno people
Lowest Regulatory Barrier
no people
• When used by farmerstheir own purposes, considered non-
Mark farm on tablet
Watch drone map farm
Features:•Precise georeferencing•Real•Multiple aircraft control•Vision
Watch drone map farm
Precise georeferencingReal-time path planningMultiple aircraft controlVision-based event detection
Plants show damage in infrared and near
(Chlorophyll absorbs infrared light. Damaged plants have less chlorophyll)
Plants show damage in infrared and near-infrared
(Chlorophyll absorbs infrared light. Damaged plants have less chlorophyll)
Source: Ryan Kunde, DRINK Wines
Questions?Questions?