Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV’s) are quickly changing the game in wildlands management: used for remote sensing and map generation in Early Detection/Rapid Response, herbicide application in invasive species, Larvaciding for mosquitos, and even seeding trees and other terrestrial seed spreading. They can bring speed, precision and efficiency to activities that are currently difficult to impossible. This talk will briefly cover remote sensing then focus on spray and solids applications scenarios. Expectation management and evaluation methods to assure successful UAV applications will be covered. Things to consider when deciding whether to contract or bring drone applications in-house will be discussed. Attendees should come away from this talk with a solid understanding of how to approach and evaluate UAV’s for their operations.
Tuesday, January 30th, 2024
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Presenters

Application Insight, LLC
Mark is the Principal Consultant at Application Insight, a consulting research and development company focused on designing and evaluating fluid spray delivery systems and working to improve the analytical methodologies used to evaluate them. This work focuses on precision placement, improvement in efficacy and efficiency, with particular expertise in low and ultra-low volume delivery systems and three-dimensional canopy applications. Our focus is on pesticide delivery systems for fruits, vegetables, and wildland applications; as well as grains and broadacre crops. Mark has a particular love for ecological restoration and is excited to be able to bring new technologies to this community.