Crop Spraying

Efficient and Intelligent Crop Spraying Solutions

Integrated Aerial Systems draws on years of experience with thousands of drone surveys completed in the agricultural sector. Utilising cutting edge drone technology and innovative workflows we aim to improve farming efficiency.
Our mission is to help farmers reduce costs and increase yields. By incorporating crop-spraying with intelligent mapping, spraying can be targeted. Drone crop-spraying reduces operational costs and environmental impact whilst ensuring full and precise coverage with GPS autonomy and radar assisted terrain-follow capabilities.

Accuracy

Advanced Imaging Radar and slope angle detection system allows for superior navigation in adverse terrain. With a built-in RTK centimetre-level positioning system spraying is targeted and precise.

Coverage

8 nozzles and high-volume pumps can spray at a rate of up to 6 L/min with estimated 12ha covered per hour. A highly optimized wind field produces droplets ideal in size and consistency.

Team

Pilots have undergone advanced training in aerial application to ensure safe handling of aircraft as well as a high quality of application to all crops.

Ground Crew

Professional Certified Crop Spraying Pilots
PCO management

Mix & Fill Station

Productivity of drone spraying operations are boosted with our auto-tendering station. Our ground crew mix up just the right amounts of inputs precisely when needed providing flexibility and avoiding waste.

Crop Spraying Workflow

Field Mapping

Aircraft: Phantom 4 RTK

Data Acquisition
Centimeter-Level Positioning
High-Precision Data Collection

Mission Planning

Software: DJI Terra

Data Processing
Real-Time Mapping
2D/3D Reconstruction
AI-Generated Flight Paths

Crop Spraying

Aircraft: AGRAS T16/20

Flying
Improved Operational Efficiency
Spray rate of up to 6L/min
Sprays Approximately 8 ha/hour

Aircraft

IAS uses DJI AGRAS crop-spraying aircraft. With its powerful performance and outstanding spraying capabilities, the DJI AGRAS can conduct autonomous operations over a variety of terrains, such as broad-acre farmlands, terraces, and orchards.

With Terrain Aware Radar, a 20L tank and a night-time lighting system- these aircraft are capable of covering up to 10Ha per hour 24/ hours a day. Ensuring your entire crop is covered efficiently and on time.

Dry Spreader

The spreader can utilize a payload of up to 16L and a dispense rate of up to 15 kg/min. For direct seeding with grains 0.5-5 mm in size, the Spreading System performs 70 times faster than manual operations. This improved form of planting is designed for multiple application scenarios, such as grassland reseeding and granular fertilizer spreading.

Cover crop seeds, micronutrients, beneficial insects, etc. can all be deployed from the dry spreader.

Grain Crops

Our solutions provide digital, informative, intelligent, and precise field management for grain crops such as wheat and maize. This allows agricultural operators access to more convenient and efficient options, reduces operation costs, improves crop quality, and increases yield rate.

Commercial Crops

We also provide digital, informative, intelligent, and precise management solutions for commercial crops such as cotton, citrus trees, apple trees, and tea plants. As with grain crops, this approach to spraying will be cost effective and beneficial to crop quality and yield rate.

Advantages of Drone Crop Spraying:

COVERAGE TO LEAF’S EDGE OF THE FIELD
APPLICANT PENETRATION UP TO ¾ OF THE CROP
NO SOIL COMPACTION FROM TRACTORS
LESS CHEMICAL USAGE AND WASTAGE
ACCESS DIFFICULT TO REACH PLACES ON FARMS
USES LESS WATER WHEN COMPARED TO GROUND APPLICATION

Manned Aircraft vs Drones

Manned crop spraying is aimed at covering as much ground as possible. This assists the farmer in completing their fields as quickly as possible but also leads to higher chemical drift and higher usage of applicants. The applicant penetration is a lot lighter and often covers only the top third of the crop as the aircraft is flying higher and faster. For manned aircraft, the company needs to be supplied with large fields otherwise it is not finically viable to fly in and spray.

Drones can focus on smaller fields and the precision of spraying the applicant. Drones are able control the height and speed as well as many other parameters above the crop canopy which leads to consistent coverage and deeper penetration into the crop. Drones are able to cover every area of a field to leaf’s edge, leaving no plant untouched by applicant. Chemical drift is lower with drones and can spray fields that are closer to water and sensitive areas.