This new system has been successfully tested over the last nine months on plantations in Thailand and is now set for implementation on all the company's high value plantations and installations.
"Over the last few years, we have tested and installed various systems on our plantations as part of our constant policy of research and development. This includes remote sensors for soil temperature, rainfall, nutrients, tree growth sensors and humidity which are supplied by Singapore-based Bio machines," says CEO Barry Rawlinson. "Real time camera monitoring has always been proven to be problematic on large scale plantations that stretch over substantial areas."
The use of these latest aerial camera drones, which are equipped with GPS tracking and the function to set pre-determined flight paths, allows for consistent coverage of plantations, delivery of valuable real-time growth and photographic data to management teams on the ground.
Major uses of the Tree Eye System include monitoring work progress, harvest processes and providing physical security measures. In addition, the system brings, to daily operations, an entirely new monitoring facility with the ability to reach inaccessible areas in minutes.
