Autonomous drone systems

An autonomous drone system is a robust, reliable and scalable technical solution built to identify threats and monitor crisis situations 24/7. The system performs autonomous missions by integrating AI functionalities.

To understand in more detail what an autonomous drone system is and does, see this article where this technical solution is presented in detail.

In this short and illustrative article you will see how the autonomous drone system helps in the prevention of theft in agriculture and in the elimination of damages by adopting a modern and effective technical solution.

Case study in agriculture

During the harvest period, farmers are increasingly faced with theft of the corn harvest, directly from the field. Thus, the potential production is not exploited, and on large areas the organization of day and night patrols is expensive and ineffective.

Thus, the use of drones with RGB (day) and IR (night) sensors proved to be the optimal solution.

The hypotheses of the case study were carried out at a farmer from the western part of Romania who cultivates more than 8,000 ha, of which approximately 500 ha of corn:

1. Loss of potential maize crop – 12%

  • plot of 150 ha
  • average production in the last 5 years – 8 tons/ha
  • average selling price in the last 5 years – 150 Euro/ton

Total unrealized crop loss: 21,600 Euro

2. Operational costs of establishing a culture related to the 12% damage

  • plot of 150 ha
  • costs with inputs, works and salaries – 900 Euro/ha

Total loss establishing culture on 150 ha: 16,200 Euro

TOTAL LOSS: 37,800 Euro

TOTAL BASIC INVESTMENT: 34,700 Euro

INVESTMENT RECOVERY for 150 ha: 11 months

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In conclusion, purchasing an autonomous drone system to conduct patrols to protect your crop is an investment that brings efficiency, avoids damage and pays for itself in 11 months. This complete drone-in-a-box solution enables remote crop surveillance and autonomous missions thanks to the integration of AI (artificial intelligence) services, missions in which the farmer receives alerts in case of detection of a person or an animal, without having to watch the whole mission.

If you want to purchase an autonomous drone system, you can contact us at phone number +40 724 339 757, at the e-mail address ciprian.iorga@laorizont.ro or through this form.

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