theinteresting stuff

happensat the edges

of thefield

Technologies that will change how we grow food

John HartRural Technologist

The Edges

CivilianUnmanned Aerial Vehicles

(UAV)

Putting aerial imagery in reach of everyone

Mission: NZ River Survey

● 2M fixed-wing platform

● Fully autonomous flight

● Programmed waypoints

● Flight altitude 50-100m

● Cruising speed 30 km/h

● Max speed 60 km/h

● Flight duration 50 mins

● Coverage: 25km flight

● Digital camera + GPS

Conservation UAV

UAV Mapping

● 200 Ha mapped in 30 mins● 16km of flight● 270 images stitched together by software

What can UAVs do?

Right now● High res imagery – forestry, farming● Fire, Search and rescue (FLIR)● Crop spraying● Non-visible spectrum crop analysis (NIR)

Near future● Disease detection● Compliance monitoring● What are your applications?

3D Printers3D Printers

“3D Printing is a technology New Zealand can focus on to rejuvenate our manufacturing industry.” ~ Professor Olaf Diegel, Massey University

What can they print?

What can they print?

What can they print?

Arduino open source hardwareArduino open source hardware

“Arduino is the

steam engine

of the

next

industrial

revolution”

Arduino examples

Open source because "You don't need anyone's permission to make something great." Massimo Banzi

From DIY Geiger counters

to plants that Tweet!

How do I decide what's next?

What itch does it scratch?

How open and accessible is it?

Is it disruptive: what will it break?

What's on my radar?

The Internet of Things

Humans as sensors

Miniature everything

…prototype new products on the fly?

...collect meaningful data from almost any device?

...turn your customers into an army of sensors?

How might your business change if you could...

Photo credits

http://www.flickr.com/photos/eboegel/231435750/http://www.flickr.com/photos/leokins/2897272202/http://conservationdrones.org/Author suppliedhttp://conservationdrones.org/http://diydrones.comhttp://www.futuristspeaker.com/

Thanks for listening - let's keep talking!

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John Hart – Rural Technologist

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