Friday, January 29
1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Refreshments served at 2:45 pm
Arbor Suite, Nebraska East Union
UNL East Campus
Unmanned aerial systems (drones) in agriculture:
This mini-symposium will feature four talks from UNL faculty and two talks from external speakers from the UAS industry. The talks will cover a wide range of material from technical aspects of UAS usage to data analysis and applications in agriculture. The symposium will end with a brief panel discussion.
1:00–1:30 p.m. Bringing aerial robots closer to crops: Sensing, sampling, and safety
Carrick Detweiler – Assistant Professor, UNL Computer Science and Engineering
1:30–2:00 p.m. How do I legally use my unmanned aerial systems
William Kreuser – Assistant Professor, UNL Agronomy and Horticulture
2:00–2:45 p.m. Getting the most from unmanned aerial systems
Nathan Stein – Ag Solutions, SenseFly
2:45–3:00 p.m. Break
3:00–3:10 p.m. Unmanned aerial systems to evaluate the timing of winter dormancy in Buffalograss
Keenan Amundsen – Assistant Professor, UNL Agronomy and Horticulture
3:10–3:45 p.m. Sensor-based nitrogen management: The role of unmanned aerial systems
Richard Ferguson – Professor, UNL Agronomy and Horticulture
3:45–4:30 p.m. Building big data solutions for drones in agriculture
Jeremy Baynes – Geospatial Scientist, PrecisionHawk
4:30–5:00 p.m. Panel discussion
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Attend in person or join us online at https://connect.unl.edu/FridaySeminarSeries (enter as a Guest).
If you have questions about our Seminar Series, please email Judy Fredrick at jfredrick3@unl.edu.