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AutoCopter helicopter takes three images

Donald Effren of AutoCopter Corp, far right, explains his UAV pre-flight before InfoAg Conference in central IllinoisAutoCopter™ Corporation of Charlotte, North Carolina makes Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and is focused most recently for their use in agriculture.

Don Effren is president of the company which has a patent pending on a UAV that takes three types of images that are available to the farmer within five-minutes of the UAV’s landing.  He says theirs is the only device that does that.

Effren’s UAV helicopter was recently demonstrated prior to the InfoAg Summit in Springfield, Illinois.

He tells Brownfield Ag News they are working with several U.S. clients but also have prospects with crop consultants, co-ops and growers in numerous countries including South Africa, Brazil, Argentina and Canada.

AutoCopter™ Corporation website

  • This seems to be an excellent tools for farmers, BUT what is to prevent anti-agriculture animal-rights activists (e.g., PeTA) to acquire this and spy on farmers? Most companies will sell their products to just about anybody with the cash!

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