DJI, a leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, showcased new technologies and tools to help businesses and government agencies incorporate drone technology into their daily operations at its AirWorks conference in Los Angeles, California.
DJI customers and partners including Corteva Agriscience, DroneDeploy, FLIR Systems, the Los Angeles Fire Department, Marathon Petroleum, Microsoft, and others presenting at AirWorks are showcasing how they are using drone technology to transform productivity in industries from agriculture to energy, and to help save lives as DJI drones become a trusted technology for professionals worldwide.
In the opening keynote, DJI executives announced major new updates to enhance the everyday application of drone technology including:
- P4 Multispectral drone – The world’s first fully integrated multispectral imaging drone built to power farming’s next generation and enable more efficient environmental land management. DJI P4 Multispectral will be available in October through authorized DJI Enterprise dealers worldwide.
- Agras T16 drone – The global introduction of DJI’s leading spray drone for agriculture applications that makes it easy to precisely apply liquids like fertilizers and pesticides to field crops and orchards.
- DJI Disaster Relief Program – A new initiative to rapidly equip first responders with DJI drone technology and support during natural disaster response and recovery missions for wildfires, hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, and earthquakes.
DJI’s P4 Multispectral combines data from six separate sensors to measure the health of crops, from individual plants to entire fields, as well as weeds, insects and a variety of soil conditions. It features a gimbal-stabilized imaging system composed of one RGB camera and a multispectral camera array with five narrow band sensors — including red edge and near infrared — that are capable of capturing visible and invisible light. This data gives trained professionals unique insights into vegetation stress, soil composition as well as water salinity and contamination. An additional integrated spectral sunlight sensor maximizes the accuracy and consistency of data collection during missions flown at different times of day.
“Over the past year DJI has focused on delivering enterprise-grade drone technology that enables some of the most sophisticated businesses and government agencies in America to safely and securely deploy drone technology into their daily operations,” said Mario Rebello, vice president and Americas regional manager at DJI. “This year we aim to put our easy-to-use drones in the hands of farmers, agronomists, and land stewards to help manage their lands in a more efficient and environmentally friendly way, while also making sure we equip emergency responders with access to the industry’s best tools and support they need to rapidly respond and save lives during natural disasters.”
In addition to supporting professional drone users, DJI is also delivering new tools to those who develop new drone technologies with the introduction of DJI X-Port. A new gimbal attachment for DJI Matrice 200 Series V2 drones, X-Port allows drone hardware developers to quickly integrate their own custom sensors like multispectral cameras and LiDAR sensors. X-Port features built-in communication APIs, DJI SkyPort integration, and a gimbal debugging interface to enable developers to more quickly bring their sensor innovations to market, reducing start to finish development time by up to 40 percent.
DJI also unveiled Enterprise Shield Renew service plan extensions that prolong the comprehensive protection offered to DJI’s enterprise products under Enterprise Shield, covering accidental damage due to crashing, water ingress, or signal interference.
- Enterprise Shield Basic Renew offers one reduced price product replacement if damage occurs within one year. The official warranty period of the product will be extended at least 12 months.*
- Enterprise Shield Plus Renew offers unlimited product replacements or free repair services if damage occurs within one year, within the coverage amount.
AirWorks is the premier venue for exchanging ideas, learning about the latest developments in drone technology, and steering the future development of the industry. It draws attendees from a diverse set of backgrounds who are using drones every day within the agriculture, construction, energy, infrastructure and public safety industries for three days of presentations, hands-on workshops, training sessions and networking opportunities. In addition to industry-specific sessions, attendees will hear from prominent leaders in the drone industry during lively panel discussions dedicated to current and future industry trends and drone regulations.
