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Spot Spraying With Drones: Using Technology to Cut Herbicide Use in Half - Volatus Drones

Spot Spraying With Drones: Using Technology to Cut Herbicide Use in Half

Agriculture
Background Cropland weed management is a global challenge. Weed pressure in the field decreases crop yield as a result of resource competition. To ...
Spot Spraying With Drones: Using Technology to Cut Herbicide Use in Half - Volatus Drones

Spot Spraying With Drones: Using Technology to Cut Herbicide Use in Half

Agriculture
Background Cropland weed management is a global challenge. Weed pressure in the field decreases crop yield as a result of resource competition. To ...
DJI Releases the M30 Series Along with New Payloads and Software - Volatus Drones

DJI Releases the M30 Series Along with New Payloads and Software

DJI
The New DJI Matrice 30 – A Mighty, Versatile, Transportable Commercial Drone The new DJI Matrice 30 is DJI Enterprise's flagship drone that fits in...
Introducing EmpirePoints! - Volatus Drones

Introducing EmpirePoints!

Introducing EmpirePoints! A new way to shop and save with Empire Drone! Earn points on every order redeemable for discounts on future purchases. You can also earn points by liking us on social media, signing up for our newsletter, and more!
Empire Drone Introduces Carbon Neutral Shipping - Volatus Drones

Empire Drone Introduces Carbon Neutral Shipping

Sustainability
Empire Drone is proud to announce that all of it’s outbound shipments are now carbon neutral. This feature is completely free of charge to its customers and further solidifies the company’s pledge towards more environmentally sustainable operations.
Case Study: Drone Use in Accident Scene Reconstruction - Volatus Drones

Case Study: Drone Use in Accident Scene Reconstruction

Autel Robotics
In order to determine fault following traffic accidents, authorities must gather an extensive amount of spatial information from the scene. Ever...
Using Drones To Make Orthomosaics - Volatus Drones

Using Drones To Make Orthomosaics

3D Modeling
Drone surveying is much more of a process than taking a couple aerial photographs and calling it a day. In a job where being off by a few inches can have a huge impact on your work, it’s essential to make sure you get it right and your images can be scaled properly.
Thunderbird Drone Festival - Volatus Drones

Thunderbird Drone Festival

Festival
Oklahoma’s first-ever drone festival is set to take place next weekend. The inaugural festival will feature stimulating fun for all ages. From ...
Drone Boost in Minnesota Following Pandemic - Volatus Drones

Drone Boost in Minnesota Following Pandemic

Drone popularity has been increasing across the board with continued advances in the technology and use cases. Drones can range from the size of a deck of cards to being able to carry a 500 pound load. So far this year, 3.5 million hobby drones have already been sold in addition to the 2+ million larger drones registered with the FAA.

5 NDVI Mapping Tips - Volatus Drones

5 NDVI Mapping Tips

Multispectral

Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) was created back in 1973 by a Texas A&M research team after studying data from some of the earliest Earth Observation (EO) satellites. NDVI is one of the most popular vegetation indices and acts as a valuable method to understand vegetation health and land use remotely. NDVI is helpful in applications from helping farmers with precision agriculture to allowing conservationists to understand ecosystem changes.

Drone Inspections for Civil Infrastructure - Volatus Drones

Drone Inspections for Civil Infrastructure

Construction

Inspections can be complicated tasks that need to be completed regularly. With the rise of autonomous drone technology, inspections are becoming safer, quicker and more precise, plus they support the monitoring of infrastructural changes over time.

Becoming a Professional Drone Pilot - Volatus Drones

Becoming a Professional Drone Pilot

FAA
Drone technology has been changing the way we work in a number of areas. With the rise in demand for all things drone, there has been increased interest in commercial use. Pilots interested in flying commercially need to be responsible operators and obtain the necessary training to become a qualified pilot.
AUTEL EVO II UPDATE: Version 2 (Chip Changes & Smart Controller) - Volatus Drones

AUTEL EVO II UPDATE: Version 2 (Chip Changes & Smart Controller)

Autel Robotics
Check out our latest YouTube video which helps explain the difference between V1 and V2 Autel EVO II Drone systems. Also, insight on the Autel Smar...
Case Study: Agras T20 Eliminates 99% of Aphids in Orchard - Volatus Drones

Case Study: Agras T20 Eliminates 99% of Aphids in Orchard

DJI Agras T20
Insufficient pest control and unfavorable weather conditions have led to a rise in aphid swarms in China. Aphids are tiny sap-sucking insects of th...