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Drones In Ag 
A graph that spawned an industry? 
Rory&Paul& 
www.voltaerialrobo2cs.com&
The&graph&that&spawned&an&industry?&
Ag Imaging / Data Collection 
Sec2on&640&Acres& 
Quarter&Sec2on&160&Acres&
Putting Ag in Perspective
Corn Belt 
84&million&acres&of&corn&(2011),&74&million&acres&of&Soy&
Common Ag drones
How Functional are SUAS? 
VLOS$$Visual$Line$of$Sight& 
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As&UAV&has&no&pilot&the&ground&operator&/&spoqer& 
is&responsible&for&maintaining&separa2on&between& 
the&UAV&and&other&aircrai.&& 
& 
Size&of&the&airframe,&and&operator&loca2on&will& 
determine&how&many&acres&can&be&flown.& 
& & & 
& &&& 
& 
Small&Rotary&Wing&<&1/4&Mile& 
Small&Fixed&Wing&~&1/4&Mile& 
Medium&Fixed&Wing&~1/2&Mile&
Efficiencies of 
Scale? 
or&
Efficiencies of 
Economy? 
or& 
or&
UAV Imaging - Resolution 
 &1.1inch&resolu2on&(2.8cm)&
UAV Imaging - Resolution 
 &1.1inch&resolu2on&(2.8cm)&
UAV Imaging  Ground Accuracy 
Error?& 
Error?& 
Exis2ng&Data& 
(Google&Earth)& 
New&Imagery&
UAV Imaging  Ground Accuracy 
Hundreds&/&Thousands&of&images&s2tched&and&corrected&for:& 
& 
a. Lens&and&topographical&distor2ons.&& 
b. Camera&aytude.& 
c. Georeferenced&&
Micro UAV Imaging Eliminating Geospatial 
Errors 
Survey&Control&&&Accuracy&&
Micro UAV Imaging Eliminating 
Geospatial Errors 
Survey&Control& 
GPS&Coordinate& 
Coordinate& 
Calculated&Coordinate& 
Areas&with&increased& 
coordinate&errors& 
Ground&Control&
Micro UAV Imaging Eliminating 
Geospatial Errors

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