"Agras MG-1" Drone in Flight over Orchard
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The first uncrewed aerial vehicles or drones began hovering over farm fields in 2000. Some collected data. Others applied agricultural chemicals. Industry-leading China-based DJI designed its Agras MG-1 drone for precision spraying. Northwestern Michigan College used it to train operators after the Federal Aviation Administration began regulating drone use in 2016.
The first uncrewed aerial vehicles or drones began hovering over farm fields in 2000. Some collected data. Others applied agricultural chemicals. Industry-leading China-based DJI designed its Agras MG-1 drone for precision spraying. Northwestern Michigan College used it to train operators after the Federal Aviation Administration began regulating drone use in 2016.
Artifact
Digital image
Date Made
17 July 2023
Subject Date
17 July 2023
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2024.54.11
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Northwestern Michigan College.
Technique
Digital photography (Digital camera)
Color
Multicolored
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