FARM DRONES!

Chris Anderson

FARM DRONES!

Chris Anderson

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Looper (2012)

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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?