Displaying items by tag: drones

Friday, 22 May 2015 09:34

UAVs – coming to a sky near you!

We've all seem remote controlled helicopters for the kids at the airport duty free counter, but commercial UAV’s take the game to a whole new level and can offer some tangible benefits for agriculture or horticulture.

Published in Machinery & Products
Monday, 27 April 2015 10:39

Farmers no drones on UAV uptake

Farmers are among the fastest business people seeing the advantages of UAV technology, says Warren Eade of GeoSystems NZ. (UAV stands for unmanned aerial vehicle, or ‘drone’).

Published in General News
Friday, 17 April 2015 11:09

An eye in the sky

Imagine being able to walk into a field with your tablet or iPhone and be guided to a particular area or a plant not growing well. 

Published in Management
Friday, 10 April 2015 09:53

UAVs bring big changes

A major buzz words within the primary sector this year is drones, or more correctly called unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

Published in General News
Wednesday, 28 January 2015 00:00

Heat seeking drone to help fight rural fires

With the risk of fire from droughts a joint research project by the Crown Research Institute, Scion, and the engineering school at Canterbury University may yield some major benefits.

Published in Management
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