This project shows the demonstration of a low-cost small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) to monitor water status of container-grown woody ornamentals. This grant will provide seed money to test and validate our research methodology to...

Clemson University: Dr. Joe Mari Maja Edisto Reasearch & Educational Center 64 Research Rd. Blackville, SC 29817 University of Arkansas: Dr. James Robbins Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service 2301 S. University Ave. Little Rock,...

On August 29, 2016 the long awaited permanent regulations for commercial use of small UAS (sUAS) will go into effect. Having this permanent regulatory structure in place and, knowing that the requirements are quite reasonable,...

Present Status/Current Outlook of This Project of Research: The collaborative team has been working with sUAS since May 2010, however, the lack of permanent flight regulations from the FAA has made widespread use by commercial...