- Research program entering third year to
expand the agronomic analytics and capabilities of the company’s
innovative drone and analytics platform
- AeroVironment growing its library of
supported crops to provide targeted analytics with more precision
and value to producers in key agriculture markets
- Findings to provide a deeper
understanding of how multispectral data can be used to speed
awareness and empower faster decisions for greater yields
AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV), a global leader in unmanned
aircraft systems for both military and commercial applications,
shared details regarding its ongoing pilot programs, which are
entering their third year and have guided development of the AV DSS
platform. The company also displays its Quantix™ drone and AV
Decision Support System™ (AV DSS) to World Ag Expo and National
Farm Machinery Show attendees this week, highlighting the
fully-integrated ecosystem’s powerfully-simple operations and
innovative data analytics capabilities.
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AeroVironment Quantix drone and Decision
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“Our extensive work with early adopter agriculture customers
continues to inform the architecture for our Quantix drone and
AeroVironment Decision Support System,” said Jon Self, vice
president of Commercial Information Solutions at AeroVironment.
“The pilot programs allow us to learn how to integrate drone
technology into the way growers operate and is helping us to
develop some very specific analytics. Our results and experience
from working with multiple crops guide our design to give farmers
an intuitive solution that is the first of its kind in the
marketplace.”
AeroVironment partnered with a group of independent farmers and
universities to ensure the Quantix drone and AV DSS platform meet
the agronomic needs of commercial farmers and operators. The
project team repeatedly surveyed tens of thousands of acres during
the past two years, focusing research efforts into various crops
including almonds, walnuts, corn, grapes, sugar beets, strawberries
and tomatoes to test analytics that identify canopy cover, early
disease detection and yield prediction capabilities.
The projects employed a variety of sensors including
photogrammetry, multispectral, and LiDAR to develop highly precise
(1 in. resolution) topographical maps for water management,
developing flow diagrams that examined drainage, erosion, run-off
and tile line designs within a field.
As the pilot programs extend into 2017, AeroVironment will
expand research to include additional surveys of row crops,
specialty crops and permanent crops. This commitment to research
ensures that Quantix with AV DSS will continue to evolve in its
precision and targeted crop analytics.
Innovative design, engineered for precision
agriculture
The findings from this research strengthen the capabilities of
AeroVironment’s Quantix and DSS ecosystem. Quantix boasts a hybrid
design that combines the aerodynamic efficiency of a fixed-wing
aircraft with the flexibility and safety of a multi-rotor drone.
Quantix is the first hybrid drone to be introduced to the
agricultural marketplace and is designed to pair seamlessly with AV
DSS, allowing growers to review drone-collected data easily for
both quick insights and deeper analysis.
Quantix collects RGB and NDVI multispectral images that can be
viewed on-site immediately after each flight and then are uploaded,
processed and stored securely in the cloud for growers to view
either on their mobile device or a desktop computer. The AV DSS
will feature a mobile app component allowing producers to collect
and record infield observations. The platform is equipped with an
alert system that instantly notifies farmers of anomalies in the
field so that immediate action can be taken to address
stressors.
To develop this technology based on agronomic research,
AeroVironment has partnered with leading universities that are
studying the use of aerial multispectral imagery to better identify
specific crop stresses.
The company recently announced it has begun a year-long study
with California State University, Fresno to research how UAV
imagery and analytics could potentially detect varying levels of
water stress in almond trees and give producers smarter insights to
make more effective in-season decisions regarding water
management.
AeroVironment also has engaged with North Dakota State
University on a similar study to enable the early detection of
three key diseases in sugar beets. Findings could help sugar beet
growers identify infected plants before symptoms are visible to the
naked eye – saving time and production costs while increasing
yield.
Quantix and AV DSS will be available for sale later this year.
Learn more about Quantix with AV DSS at avinc.com/shows and visit
AeroVironment’s booth (#3024) at World Ag Expo, and (#7456) at the
National Farm Machinery show to meet with drone experts and
participants in the ongoing pilot program.
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About AeroVironment, Inc.
AeroVironment (NASDAQ: AVAV) provides customers with more
actionable intelligence so they can proceed with certainty. Based
in California, AeroVironment is a global leader in unmanned
aircraft systems, tactical missile systems and electric vehicle
charging and test systems, and serves militaries, government
agencies, businesses and consumers. For more information, visit
www.avinc.com.
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