Australia’s Carbonix Completes First Commercial Flights in US with Volanti Electric Fixed Wing

Australian drone manufacturer Carbonix and drone data management platform provider Aerial Vantage have completed their first commercial flights in Michigan. With missions taking place every fortnight, the ongoing campaign aims to extract insight through advanced drone capabilities and advanced AI data processing.

The initial missions are a component of a larger aerial remote sensing project with the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD). The MDARD project benefits Michigan farmers by providing advanced data to promote sustainability, improve water and nutrient management and advance crop yield forecasting. 

The missions will take place every two weeks, and are also the first with Carbonix’s partnership with New Hampshire based ArgenTech Solutions.

ArgenTech will pilot the missions using the Volanti – Carbonix’s all electric fixed-wing UAV. Data gathered will then be delivered to Aerial Vantage’s Drone Data Management Platform,…