Parrot Bluegrass - Drones for Smart Agriculture

steemdivine (46) 7 years ago

Interesting tool for agricultural purpose.
Pros:-

you can watch over all areas of fields clearly from one place.
multi spectral camera sensor able to capture four spectral in visible light and in non visible infrared light and get a closer look to health of the crops and plants, keep an eye on your herds.
this machine Parrot equipped with a sunshine sensor which records the current sun lighting conditions, the GPS location and inertial data and these data can further used in different softwares which gives you the details about the health status of crops and mapping of areas etc.
operating this device is easy and playful. Autopilot mod comes in handy.
with the Pix4Dcapture app you can preset the automatic flights over your fields.

Cons:-

very expensive for many farmers.

$1.62

gohenry (56) 7 years ago

Pros:

A multipurpose drone that focus on agricultural applications.

It has HD camera that delivers real time information about the farmland

It is equipped with advance technology sensor that records the weather condition like sun lighting conditions
It has also multi spectral camera sensor that able to capture closer look to the crops to check the status of the crops
Easy to operate

Cons:

It is really expensive for farmers.

spotted (50) 7 years ago

Pros:

It is easy to get started with this drone
Can detect the status of your fields and/or detect animals that live there before getting shredded by machines

Cons:

5000 per drone; but in comparison to a harvester machine it's nothing

truthsfinder (62) 7 years ago

Pros:

Another awesome and multi-purpose drone which really offers a very useful benefits to the farmers
It has a full HD cameras that delivers real time data or information
It has a built-in spectrum that helps you indentify your crops upon viewing the fields
Tracking of the crops will really be easier and better

Cons:

I can’t think of any since this is another interesting device for the farmers!!

mindblast (65) 7 years ago

Another great drone!
As per my personal review below :

Pros :

A good solution for those who are in agriculture for it has a multipurpose function
It has 2 embedded cameras, video camera ang multispectral sensor which can really help farmers to have their return of investment and earn more profit in it
It does analyze quickly on the crop's health by the use of its user friendly processing software
It can be easily be transported since it has its removable propellers and what's best is that it is easy to setup, fly and even repair if damage
It does provide automatic crop mapping which define areas you want them to fly over and at what altitude where you can easily monitor the status of its flight
You can even set flight planning through the use of mobile app

Cons :

With the price of $5,000.00. I think it is really worth it because you can surely get more of its value on the long run. A better profit gateway for most farmers.

2 votes

teamhumble (74) 7 years ago

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$0.81

2 votes

awesomianist (64) 7 years ago

I do drones professionally so i guess i should put in a word or two....

Pros

Built in Parrot sensors for all-in-one solution to farmers.
Easy plug-and-play for farmers without steep learning curve.
Small form factor enterprise drone that will redefine what it means to be an "industrial drone".

Cons

Not the right drone build for it's application. Period. Quadcopters arent meant to fly the distance the Bluegrass has to fly for its job. In fact parrot already has a great fixed wing drone product. why go make a quadcopter?
In line with above, the coverage per flight.. claims to cover 30 hectares per flight, that is MINISULE for a commercial scale farm. Good luck to the drone pilot flying that drone.
Insane price point for a drone. I understand it's meant for enterprise businesses but still, what a way to milk Farming companies with cash to spare.

Overall

Parrot currently makes the best full spectrum sensors and they've been doing in for a pretty long time. My biggest beef is that they choose a quadcopter build. I seriously don't understand why they come up with that when merely putting in an extra $500 will get you the Parrot Disco AG, which is way more suited for the job. Well i guess its because customers wants it and Parrot is merely responding to the market. Which is pretty silly on farmer's part.

$0.00

2 votes

meditateonthat (51) 7 years ago

this is an example of a quality comment that deserves an upvote by @steemhunt. it's thoughtful and adds value by bringing new considerations to the product. it is composed of original points. personally idk the diff between a quadcopter and a fixed wing drone but at least now i know there is a diff.

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dpoll.economy (46) 7 years ago

Pros:

The product will help people of different groups
The product is totally awesome
Many people looking forward for something like this

Cons:

Nothing to add here

$0.00

josephace135 (69) 7 years ago

This is such a great innovation for drones and the agriculture industry. Here are my thoughts for this great product of engineering.
Pros:

The design for the Parrot Bluegrass is good, and I'm very sure this is built with high quality standard-approved materials.
Easy to use by farmers thanks to the application known as Pix4Dcapture which let's the farmer have his own defined schedules for his drone to monitor and get real-time updates for his livestock, ranch or properties.
The functionality of this drone is too great to be ignored by farmers, this drone can 30 hectares of farmland at an altitude of 70 meters, that saves alot of time instead of assigning people to monitor the situation of the farmlands.
For the price? Nah, the price is very considerable, more time and money being saved, meaning more profit for the farmers at the same time, if the drones gets destroyed or damaged, spare parts are readily available which is good.

Cons:
None for this product of innovation.

$0.00

smaeunabs (62) 7 years ago

Pros:

This is very beneficial for farmers who have a huge land or area to manage. This will definitely help save time and manpower while constantly monitoring the crops
It is very easy to transport and easy to set up. One wouldnt need a super-techy hand to navigate this one. Truly the future of farming
Using its sensors, you will now be able to assess the health of your crops. So instead of manually checking them day by day, you will have an ample time in creating methods on how to keep them healthy

Cons:

It is quite expensive for $5,000. It may take a while before reaping an ROI from this one

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