Specialty Drone Solutions
🇺🇸 US Serves US-CA
California drone service offering thermal imaging for irrigation leak detection on farms.
- Service
- Public quote page
- 1 job
- Oct 25, 2026
Agriculture & Forestry
Irrigation & soil moisture monitoring
Drones and rovers detecting irrigation issues and sampling soil.
People ask for this as: “soil sampling robot”, “irrigation drone”
How it works
Robots used
- Soil Sampling Robot
- Thermal Drone
Ways to buy it
- Service — you pay for the outcome (one inspection, one show, X acres).
- Purchase Buy the robot (plus software and service plans, usually).
Bot or Not?
A robot makes sense when…
- The job is high, dangerous, or hard to reach
- It is huge or repetitive (acres, nights, square metres)
- You need data you will compare over time
- You need eyes on it right now
Hire a human when…
- It is small, low and one-off
- It needs hands, judgement or a repair
- Weather, permits or timing make robots awkward
- Nobody has defined the job yet
Here's the catch for this job
- Ask per-acre pricing including chemical vs. application-only.
- Confirm the operator's pesticide applicator license and insurance.
- Small or irregular fields may carry minimum charges.
Rules of thumb, not a sales pitch. Take the Ladder Test →
What it costs
Published ranges, each with a receipt. Not quotes: your price depends on scope, location and date. older price = 18+ months.
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Price history
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What to specify and ask
Put these in your request and you'll get a real price instead of "it depends":
- Irrigated area and irrigation type (pivot, drip, flood)
- What to detect (leaks, clogged emitters, water stress)
- Field location
- Acreage / hectares
- Crop type and growth stage
- Product to apply (if spraying) and rate
- Desired date window
- Terrain and obstacles
- Water/refill availability
Rules and regulation
Aerial application needs aviation approval (FAA Part 137 + Part 107 or 44807 exemption in US) and pesticide applicator licensing; rules vary by country (many EU states restrict aerial spraying).
General information, not legal advice. Rules change; ask the operator which permits they hold and verify them.
Providers who do this
VineView
🇺🇸 US Serves US
Vineyard aerial imaging company providing thermal leak/clog detection and vine vigor maps.
- Service
- 2 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Aerial Accuracy
🇺🇸 US Serves US
US drone service providing thermal CWSI crop stress and center-pivot leak assessments.
- Service
- Public quote page
- 1 job
- Oct 25, 2026
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