Nelson company develops drone technology to for farmersMARTIN DE RUYTER The DroneMate team Axel Knauer, left, John Bamfylde, Jonathan Lopardo and Geoff Sherlock with one of their drones and an example of the land mapping the drone can perform. A Nelson company has developed an agricultural farming drone which enables growers and horticulturalists to analyse the health of their crops at the click of a button. The DroneMate Agriculture device combines a drone with a sophisticated sensor that uses near-infrared light to build up a picture of plant health. He said the company's aim was to make drone technology more accessible to farmers. It combines a drone developed to be easy-to-use even for those with no previous experience and a multi-application sensor developed by United States company Sentera.

Source: Stuff August 15, 2016 06:22 UTC