July 26, 2018
Grape producers interested in using drones can attend a free, two-day Drone Training workshop Sept. 13-14 on using drones in grape vineyards at the Northwest Michigan Horticulture Research Center in Traverse City, Mich.
Funded by grants from Project GREEEN and AgBioResearch, and by funding through Remote Sensing and GIS Research and Outreach Services (RS&GIS), the workshop is designed to help grape growers develop an understanding of drone-based data collection and analysis specifically related to grape production.
This workshop will be hosted by Bruno Basso, Michigan State University Foundation professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, and Erin Bunting, director of RS&GIS and assistant professor in the Department of Geography, Environment and Spatial Sciences.
Attendees will:
• learn the essential elements required to safely conduct commercial flight and mapping operations in the National Airspace System including flight planning and preparation
• take part in hands-on drone flights, both manual and autonomous
• develop an understanding of analysis techniques and applications in precision agriculture
• gain a brief overview of remote sensing and its management applications
• learn the drone-to-GIS workflow, including planning and completing missions, processing data, and analyzing data in GIS
Space is limited, and the registration deadline is July 28. Interested participants can register at Project GREEEN Drone Training. Contact Bunting at [email protected] or Basso at [email protected] for more information.
Source: MSUE
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