“Drones In Ag”

A graph that spawned an industry?

Rory&Paul&

www.voltaerialrobo2cs.com&

The&graph&that&spawned&an&industry?&

Ag Imaging / Data Collection

“Quarter&Sec2on”&160&Acres&

“Sec2on”&640&Acres&

Putting Ag in Perspective

Corn Belt

84&million&acres&of&corn&(2011),&74&million&acres&of&Soy&

Common Ag “drones”

How Functional are SUAS?

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As&UAV&has&no&pilot&the&ground&operator&/&spoqer&

is&responsible&for&maintaining&separa2on&between&

the&UAV&and&other&aircrai.&&

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Size&of&the&airframe,&and&operator&loca2on&will&

determine&how&many&acres&can&be&flown.&

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VLOS$–$Visual$Line$of$Sight&

Small&Rotary&Wing&<&1/4&Mile&

Small&Fixed&Wing&~&1/4&Mile&

Medium&Fixed&Wing&~1/2&Mile&

Efficiencies of Scale?

or&

Efficiencies of Economy?

or&

or&

UAV Imaging - Resolution

• &1.1inch&resolu2on&(2.8cm)&

UAV Imaging - Resolution

• &1.1inch&resolu2on&(2.8cm)&

UAV Imaging – Ground Accuracy

Error?&

Error?&

Exis2ng&Data&

(Google&Earth)&

New&Imagery&

UAV Imaging – Ground Accuracy

Hundreds&/&Thousands&of&images&s2tched&and&corrected&for:&

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a.  Lens&and&topographical&distor2ons.&&

b.  Camera&aytude.&

c.  Georeferenced&&

Micro UAV Imaging Eliminating Geospatial Errors

Survey&Control&&&Accuracy&&

Micro UAV Imaging Eliminating Geospatial Errors

Survey&Control&

GPS&Coordinate&

Calculated&Coordinate&

Coordinate&

Areas&with&increased&

coordinate&errors&

Ground&Control&

Micro UAV Imaging Eliminating Geospatial Errors