Birds-Eye Perspective With Unmanned Aircraft: Vertical photography providing answers at Simplot Grower Solutions

摘要

On a balmy late summer morning outside of Wilder, ID, a pickup pulls to a stop on the side of a rural county road alongside a pivot circle of potatoes. Dan Paulson, owner of RC Aerial Photography steps out from the truck and carefully removes a uniquely designed aircraft from under the camper shell. At first glance, passersby might simply think that Paulson is a radio-control airplane enthusiast. While Paulson admits that he has grown up building and designing models, his interest has developed intoan important tool for crop protection.