Selected – Agriculture

From the floor of the Smart Geo Expo in Korea this week: UCON Systems Remo-SV and mapping services provider Hojung Solutions are working to tackle water quality in Bangladesh, in a project for the Bangladesh Ministry of Water (CEGIS) Center for Environmental and Geographic Information Services. Flood Management, Pollution Monitoring Known …

Drones are a major tool for agriculture, recognized by the World Bank and advocacy organizations around the world as a way of securing the global food supply.  In Asian countries and elsewhere, spraying drones are widely used to apply fertilizer, pesticides and other products for more efficient farming.  How are …

Startup WingXpand Selected to Join Techstars Accelerator Program by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby St. Louis based drone startup WingXpand has been chosen from a pool of over 600 international companies to join the world-renowned Techstars LA & Space Accelerator, a three-month program ending with a demo day for …

India’s first government approved drone, the Agribot, was certified in only 35 days – the latest evidence of the country’s determination to support domestic drone manufacturing and become a global drone hub. Continue reading below or listen: India’s Union Aviation Minister has awarded the first Type Certificate issued under the 2021 …

Small manufacturer of crop spraying drones takes on big competition By Jim Magill Mark Twain once said, “Buy land; they’re not making it anymore.” If he were alive today, he probably would have added that buyers of agricultural land should also look into using drone technology in order to improve the …

Sponsored by MMC – While industrial drones for energy applications need flight endurance, reliability and a host of other features, Indonesia and many other Southeast Asian countries have another requirement: rain resistance. In many ways, drones are the perfect tool for power line stringing and inspection in Indonesia.  It’s unique …