Thanks for asking!
The Sony Multispectral Camera MSZ-2100G is a brand new camera that was just released last week at the Commodity Classic show on February 27, 2019.
Watch the video here to see the camera and Map Pilot in action:
https://pro.sony/ue_US/solutions/agriculture/smart-agriculture-solution
We support this camera because it is a real solution. Our complaint about all of the other cameras before is that most are hack jobs. While this is not a narrow band filter solution, it has been specially designed by the sensor manufacturer that has all sorts of capabilities to provide in depth calibrations that you can't do outside of the box. This is the first time a sensor manufacturer has made an NDVI camera. This is a big deal.
Drones Made Easy is the exclusive integrator for this camera and we have added support for it into our Map Pilot application. Outputs of complex field definitions from Syngenta's Farmshots software can be imported and managed locally within Map Pilot.
We are offering a kit that consists of a Phantom 4 Advanced, the Sony camera and a bunch of accessories.
The first very large batch of these is going to Syngenta but we will be selling the kits directly to the public soon. There will also be an upgrade path for current owners of the P4A or P4P aircraft to be equipped with the camera and have access to the Map Pilot features.
More to come...
