NDVI (Normalised Difference Vegetation Index) is nothing new in agriculture and has been widely used to detect crop health issues for many years. The idea of using NDVI imaging to manage turf health issues in golf courses is pretty new, although it is closely aligned with NDVI using in managing turf farms. As with the adoption of NDVI imaging in agricultural sectors like horticulture and viticulture, adoption of this technology in golf course management is largely being driven by the needs of companies developing radical solutions to improve the quality of fairways and putting greens. These companies need proof that […]
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News and views about the commercial drone services industry in Australia and specific uses of drone technologies, by Tony Gilbert, CEO of Queensland Drones.
Macadamia growers’ case study 2017
Queensland Drones is currently working with Growcom’s Hort360 project team to identify critical correlations between sub-soil conditions, soil drainage and erosion, and tree health in macadamia orchards on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. So far we’ve worked with eight growers over a total of almost 500 acres of prime macadamia orchards across the hinterland region. There are still opportunities for other growers and growers in other regions to join this study. The scope of the trials for macadamia growers is to compare EM38 sub-soil analysis with airborne LIDAR imagery and drone-based NDVI imagery to identify correlations at the sub-surface, surface and canopy levels which […]
Carrot tops and chick pea salad recipe
We recently did a survey of some carrot trials for Kalfresh at Gatton and grower Tony Byrne got chatting to my wife (and official “spotter”) about vegetable recipes. As a result, she walked away with a lovely bunch of very fresh carrots complete with tops, and a promise to post a recipe for a carrot tops and chickpea salad. So here it is: First of all you have to keep the carrot tops fresh! They dry out very quickly and if you leave them attached to the carrots those will lose their moisture too. You need to take the tops […]
Shooting aerial video
One of the aspects of drone photography I most enjoy and will continue to pursue even if my commercial interests take me elsewhere is aerial video. There’s something incredibly satisfying about planning an aerial videography route, thinking about what I’m going to capture and then comparing that to what I get after I’ve edited and compiled the raw videos … and that’s often a whole lot more than I expected when I shot it. So today I want to discuss what you need to know to shoot aerial video. Know the regulations The last thing you need is to be […]
