Agrowing, a sensor and imagery technology company, has teamed up with Garuda Aerospace, an IPO-bounded Indian drone technology company, to boost AI precision agriculture in India by offering farmers detailed insights on soil, plants, water, and environmental conditions. This strategic partnership is set to enhance farming practices and productivity by integrating kisan drones with advanced multispectral sensors.
Partnership Goals and Technological Integration
The primary goal of this collaboration is to leverage technology to boost farming efficiency. Agrowing will provide its high-resolution multispectral sensors to capture detailed images of crops and soil. These sensors offers exceptional image quality and precise data that support better decision-making and enhanced crop management.
Garuda Aerospace will integrate these advanced sensors into their Kisan drones, delivering affordable and high-quality surveying solutions to farmers. The drones will utilize Agrowing’s patented ‘remote and close’ imagery acquisition method, producing high-resolution images with sub-0.5mm per pixel clarity. This allows farmers to monitor their fields with enhanced details, identify stressed areas and make timely interventions.
This partnership aligns with the Garuda Aerospace’s efforts towards positioning India as the drone capital of the world by enabling the adoption of drone usage across industries with the secure use of accurate data collection through ‘Make in India’ cost-effective drones.
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Benefits of Multispectral Sensors
Multispectral sensors are devices that captures images in different wavelengths of light, revealing critical information about plant health and soil conditions that are not visible to the naked eye. These sensors come in various configurations, including 5, 10, and 14 bands.
Key benefits include:
- Monitoring Crop Health: Early detection of diseases and nutrient deficiencies o ensure prompt action.
- Optimizing Resource Use: Efficient management of water and fertilizers to minimize waste.
- Reducing Crop Stress: Identifying and addressing issues in specific areas of the field to improve overall crop resilience.
The company claims that, these sensors provide detailed NDVI mapping with 1.7cm per pixel from 100 meters and 0.5mm per pixel imagery from just 3 meters. Their patented technology ensures perfect image alignment and synchronized data capture using a single camera system, eliminating the need for frequent hardware calibration. Additionally, sensors feature high-resolution optics with minimal distortion, delivering precise and reliable data for effective crop monitoring and resource management.
Ira Dvir, CEO, Agrowing, commented, “Our collaboration with Garuda Aerospace will significantly boost agricultural productivity by providing farmers with detailed insights into soil, plant, water, and environmental conditions. We are excited to see this technology benefit farmers both in India and globally.”
Agnishwar Jayaprakash, Founder and CEO, Garuda Aerospace, added, “Partnering with Agrowing will further strengthen our position in the agriculture drone market. With Agrowing’s technology, our Kisan drones will provide precise, high-resolution data that helps farmers manage their fields more effectively and boost their productivity.”
This partnership marks a significant advancement in Indian agriculture, combining advanced technology with practical solutions to enhance farming efficiency. By equipping Garuda’s Kisan drones with Agrowing’s multispectral sensors, the initiative aims to provide farmers with powerful tools to improve their agricultural practices and significantly boost productivity.
