Such addition of UAV data could lead to the optimisation of Farmstar Expert’s crop diagnostic and precision agriculture service offering. In the longer term, it could open up new prospects going beyond the current scope of Farmstar Expert.
Broadening the technological mix and the services provided
This ambitious partnership is in line with the goal of a more precisely targeted technological agriculture aimed at guaranteeing the profitability of farms, while protecting the quality of the environment.
The Delta Drone Group designs and builds civil UAVs ( Delta H, rotary wing UAV and Delta Y, fixed-wing UAV ) which are part of a global service offering, from data acquisition to IT processing using a specially developed information system and including the supply of professional pilots. These pilots are trained and certified by the Ecole Française du Drone, a subsidiary of the Group. Delta Drone is today targeting 6 business sectors: mines & quarries, agriculture, energy & networks, industrial inspection, sports & leisure, mountain work.
The principle of adding UAV data to existing satellite images is a logical development for Airbus Defence and Space, which owns SurveyCopter, European leader in the development and manufacturing of mini aircraft and helicopter UAVs, providing a full range of solutions, meeting both military and civilian requirements. The trials that will be undertaken under this agreement will undoubtedly permit further opening of this particular market to UAV operations, a competition welcomed by Airbus Defence and Space.
About Airbus Defence and Space
Airbus Defence and Space is a division of Airbus Group formed by combining the business activities of Cassidian, Astrium and Airbus Military. The new division is Europe’s number one defence and space enterprise, the second largest space business worldwide and among the top ten global defence enterprises. It employs some 40,000 employees generating revenues of approximately €14 billion per year.
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