Precision Agriculture combines the needs of modern agriculture with advanced technologies in order to streamline various processes. ALTA aims to be the world’s most advanced company in the field of drone-based precision agriculture.
The company produces unique solutions backed by patents registered in Israel, Europe and the US. So how does precision agriculture work? First, the company’s drones make initial sorties using special means to provide a snapshot of the field.
The drones are capable of flying over thousands of dunams in a working day.
In the next stage, the materials are analyzed by an algorithm that the company developed, which quickly, efficiently and accurately identifies all those damaged points in the field.
In the final stage, a heavy drone carrying a large amount of liters of pesticide loads the flight output that the algorithm created and flies to those infected points, spraying the pesticide precisely.
What is happening today?
Many sprayings in the agricultural sector today are carried out in an unmeasured, imprecise manner, and without distinction as to where spraying is required and where not. This results in many substances being sprayed unnecessarily on the field. This results in unnecessary use of substances, inefficiency, harm to sustainability, and secondary harm to animals.
ALTA is changing the face of the existing reality. The company’s vision is to precisely apply pesticides to only the required areas. Thus, within a few months, the company has created advanced methods using advanced technology to locate the exact location of diseases/pests and precisely neutralize them.
“The guys from ALTA arrive in the field and treat pests in a targeted manner while greatly reducing the amount of pesticides that are spread in the field,” says Maayan from Kibbutz Dvir. “You have to see it to believe it.” Precision agriculture in the world of drones: Groundbreaking technology in the field of drones allows for flight to a precise point in the field. The stabilization of the drone above the point is precise. How precise? To an accuracy of 3 cm. Pretty precise, isn’t it?
Once the drone reaches the point, an advanced system developed by ALTA allows for the spraying of material in such a way that it only harms the affected area and not other areas. This can reduce the amount of material spread in the field, prevent harm to other animals and plants, and keep the earth cleaner. The advantages of precision agriculture: It is important to understand that as soon as such large quantities of liters of pesticides are sprayed, enormous damage is caused to the environment. We want to reduce this damage.
In addition, we save manpower, spraying the field indiscriminately takes a long time. Requires the operation of heavy tools and results in high costs.
Using our drone technology, we save manpower, maximize efficiency, and, given the reduction in the use of pesticides, also at an attractive price for the farmer.
Fast and economical response: We have worked hard to create technology that will work quickly. How quickly? Very quickly. Today. From the moment the farmer invites us to the field. We take high-resolution field photos. The photos are taken within minutes for a 300-dunam plot. And an analysis is immediately performed to detect hazards in the field according to the requirement.
After detecting the pests, the spraying drone receives a defined mission plan and flies only between the affected points . Which is also precise spraying. At each affected point, the spraying system begins the operation and sprays the pesticide accurately and effectively in order to eliminate the pest.
Since the drone moves only between the affected points, the flight path is relatively short and is carried out at high speed. The amount of material sprayed on the field is remarkably reduced compared to current approaches and the farmer pays an attractive price. ALTA combines the most leading knowledge factors in the agricultural industry in order to be at the forefront of the field in Israel.
What is a spray drone?
A spray drone is an unmanned aerial vehicle that operates in agricultural fields and disperses pesticides in various compounds. Spray drones are usually capable of carrying between 5-150 liters.
ALTA’s sprayers allow you to disperse paste-type materials, granules, liquids and powders.
In addition, the precision and speed capabilities of the automatic drone save manpower in the field, in many cases the method is preferable to the use of tractors and airplanes. The accessibility of the tools is maximum. Their operation is green and allows work near residential areas in a different way than existing alternatives.
ALTA’s drones enable the ability to monitor and control the use of pesticides properly. The amount of material applied and the rate of application can be controlled, all under the remote control of the pilot in real time. The drones allow for autonomous flight without operator intervention, subject to the flight procedures of the Civil Aviation Authority.
Spraying using drones allows you to minimize the environmental impact of pesticides.
ALTA’s agricultural drone is connected directly to the Internet, so all data is transferred directly to control software, which allows for full tracking of all data from the field.