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What are we collecting?
By far and away the biggest use of drones is to capture optical data from high resolution still and video cameras. Today we can fly 1000 acres of crop in a single flight and see the leaves on every corn plant. However as sensors become more miniaturized, there is growing use of thermal imaging, LIDAR, chemical identification, and other applications.
For example, today we can fly over a herd of cattle, count how many are there, identify which ones have an elevated temperature, and determine the quality of the grazing pasture. In addition, data is collected from farm machinery, static monitors, and other sensors then integrated with drone-captured data. In the future, combinations of data from multiple sensors will add a completely new dimension to our analysis capabilities.
Drone Services as a Business Pt 1
Sky Machines