Grant Johnson
Mrs. Peres
12 October, 2015
Agricultural Drones
The
story is based off California winemaker and drone operator Ryan Kunde. Drones
doe Kunde are a simply low-cost aerial camera platform. They can monitor
temperature, cloud formations, crop locations, crop yields, and many other
important farming factors. This is all taking place in California just outside
of San Francisco. The drone also take aerial infrared photographs to monitor
the water intake and heat of the crops. It is also much cheaper than crop
imagining with a manned aircraft, which can run $1,000 an hour. It is all
leading toward the trend of data-driven agriculture.
This relates to emerging technologies because drones
are becoming more prominent in today’s world. They are used in military actions
all over the world, and have become quite controversial. Drones are also under
production for the use of mail transfer for Amazon. Here, we find they have a
very practical and powerful use in gathering data about agriculture. This
technology is affordable and can lead to higher crop yields. That would have a
ripple effect all around the world that could greatly reduce world hunger and
famine.
Interesting fact: The drone can fly up to speeds of
150mph and remain as close to the crops as 120 meters.
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