date:Mar 11, 2014
..), 10,000 ha have already been flown over by drones (used for 1,000 farmers).
Seed manufacturers are also interested. Drones are being tested around Montpellier that will allow water savings and reduce use of pesticides.
The drone is an ideal way of measuring these types of levels because it ''allows closer monitoring'' than satellites, explains researcher, Sylvain Labb, and ''reduces use of pesticides'' by spotting from the sky areas prone to weeds.