LSU AgCenter is purchasing drones to fulfill the objectives of the awarded USDA grant, Agricultural Career Exploration with Drones (ACED). The drones will be used primarily by high-school aged youth that have completed their FAA Part 107 examination. Youth use drones under trained teacher or AgCenter agent supervision to acquire imagery of vegetation that are then processed to determine crop conditions. The drones may also be used by trained AgCenter agents to demonstrate drone capabilities to youth and members of the public. AgEagle eBee Ag (per unit): - Must have one eBee X-style body - Must have one wing pair - Must have one charger - Must have two charging cables - Must have two batteries o Each battery capable of minimum 45-minute flight time - Must have one ground station modem - Must have one case - Must have eMotion Fight Control Software - Must have “Duet M” multispectral camera o Provides CCCI, GNDVI, LCI, MCARI, NDRE, NDVI, and SIPI2 vegetative indexes - Must contain ground avoidance system - Must have Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) and Post-Processing Kinematic (PPK) capability - Must have FAA approved Remote ID
