ADVANCED
RPAS PRECISION AGRICULTURE COURSE
Taught by experts in the agriculture industry this course introduces students to remote sensing technology in precision, crop science, crop economics, data collection including processing and delivery, understanding the farmers decision process, who and how to approach farmers with your services and working with independent crop consultants. Also the students will work in a live environment using autonomous flight mapping applications.
According to Dr Roelof Botha, who conducted an economic impact study on the drone industry in 2017, Precision Agriculture accounts for the largest growth potential of the RPAS industry over the next decade. RPAS use in the agricultural industry will be used in drought management, disease detection, watering and spraying pesticides. The efficiency in which RPAS are able to perform these tasks are especially attractive and offers an intelligent and affordable alternative.
Included in the course:
- Roof Inspection
- Exterior Inspections
- Infrastructure Inspections (Wind Turbines, Bridges, Dams, Power Lines, Cellular Towers, Buildings and all other Vertical Assests)
- Autonomous Flight Inspection applications and how to use them
- Collecting, collating and storage of High Resolution Data
- Aerial Inspection Manoeuvres (Actual Flight Training to be graded)
- Close proximity flight procedures
- Intro to multi spectral remote sensors including Infrared (IR), Thermal, LIDAR, 3D mapping and Volumentrics.
- Equipment requirements
- Maintenance of RPAS and Sensors
- Identifying industry contacts and compilation of a rate card for your services
Pre-requisites:
- Drone pilots who want to operate commercially MUST hold a valid RPL or
- Advanced pilots who DON’T need basic flight manoeuvre training
- Students must provide their own camera and drone equipment
- Students must provide their own laptop for editing purposes
For more info on curriculum please contact us directly at info@feenix.co.za or call Omar on 082 372 5964