Axe-environnement brings Parrot agricultural drones to market

Connected agriculture: Axe-environnement brings Parrot's agricultural drones to market.
An agreement has been signed between the two companies, making Axe-environnement the official reseller of Parrot drones designed for the agricultural sector.

Using drones to modernize agriculture
As part of the trend toward connected agriculture and its modernization, the drone is a cutting-edge tool and a major asset for farmers.

By flying over plots or buildings throughout the year, the drone can serve a variety of purposes:
- plant health analysis
- fertilization management
- weed detection
- mapping of soils and terrain
- monitoring of trials (counting, plant height, structure 3D)
- monitoring of livestock on summer pastures
- monitoring of infrastructure (dams, viaducts, railways, photovoltaic installations),
- production of damage maps (game, drought, hail, frost, etc.) and many more.

The use of drones for plot analysis and monitoring is growing strongly: the number of hectares flown over in France rose from 3 000 ha in 2012/2013 to 150 000 ha in 2016/2017.

Parrot Disco-Pro AG: the all-in-one solution for precision agriculture by drone
Marketed by Axe-environnement through its distribution network, Parrot Disco-Pro AG is a complete offer designed to optimize the performance of farms, and includes a delta-wing drone, a high-precision sensor, flight planning software and a solution for processing the data collected.

The Parrot Disco-Pro AG is within everyone's reach. The flight planning application lets you define the plot to be mapped. After a hand launch, the flight over the defined area and the landing are fully automated.

The user can also take back control at any time, using the long-range remote control supplied with the drone.

The wing can fly over and map up to 80 hectares in 30 minutes.

Its Full HD front camera, whose images are streamed live to the piloting application, facilitates visual inspection of crops, buildings and livestock.
The Parrot Sequoia multispectral sensor captures images of crops to help agricultural professionals get to know their plots better.

The images obtained during flights can be analyzed within a few hours on the online platform of our offer, or by specialized companies depending on needs (variable-rate fertilization, seeding, etc.), in order to carry out corrective actions and precisely monitor the development of their crops.

Towards greater independence for farmers
For all farms wishing to be autonomous and independent in their practice of precision agriculture, Axe-environnement sells the Parrot Disco-Pro AG at a price of 4500 excl. VAT.

Parrot, a specialist in civil drones, has all the technical skills and expertise to design drones, sensors, software and services. Axe-environnement, a specialist in plant protection and environment, has knowledge of the agricultural market and its needs.

Their collaboration was therefore a logical step and marks a significant advance in farmer autonomy.