Agriculture is playing catchup when it comes to collecting and using big data but an agtech explosion on land and in the air is driving the industry forward.
Farming:on the land and in the sky
VTOL Exploration
BRALCA is currently developing a leading long range VTOL system that delivers the performance required for vast Australian areas. With automated flight systems and triple redundancy, this system truly offers the next generation in survellance and mapping.
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Exploring Hydrogen-powered drones
Hydrogen-powered drones can stay airborne far longer than LiPo (lithium-ion polymer) drones without needing multiple batteries and launch points. Hydrogen is combined in the fuel cell with oxygen from the air to produce electricity; as long as hydrogen fuel is provided to the cell, the battery generates power. One possible solution is to use a new type of fuel in planes that doesn’t produce harmful…
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Breakfast to explore beef industry’s drone potential
How the Australian beef industry can capture the value of unmanned aircraft on-farm will be the theme of Meat & Livestock Australia’s (MLA) next Beef Industry Breakfast in Brisbane on 18 October. The event will discuss current and future applications for remotely-piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) for beef operations and showcase research and development investment in…
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