Drones for agricultural research, universities and government labs
Universities, colleges, federal and provincial research stations and agricultural associations use drones for plot imaging, application trials and field demonstrations, bought on formal quotes and fiscal-year timelines.
Can you deliver before our March 31 deadline?
Tell us your receive-by date with the first request. We flag anything that may not arrive in time. See institutional purchasing.
Challenges for Research and public institutions
What research teams run into, and how we handle it.
Fiscal year-end deadlines
Goods often must be received, not just ordered, by March 31.
Repeatable data
Plot trials need the same sensor, light correction and positioning every flight.
Procurement paperwork
Formal PDF quotes, tax exemption, POs and long approval times.
Permissions for research flights
Controlled airspace needs NAV CANADA permission, and heavier drones can need a Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC).
Solutions Built for Research and public institutions
Multispectral plot imaging
Four bands, a sunlight sensor and RTK for comparable flights.
DJI Mavic 3 Multispectral →Application and seeding trials
Agras drones with spray or spreading systems for replicated plots.
DJI Agras T50 →Complete kits
Batteries, charging, RTK and calibration panels on one formal quote.
DJI Mavic 3 Multispectral →Products for Research and public institutions
DJI Mavic 3 Multispectral
The usual research choice for plot imaging and phenotyping.
DJI Agras T50
Application and cover-crop seeding trials.
DJI Agras T100
Large-plot trials and demonstrations.
RTK and calibration
D-RTK stations, network RTK and reflectance panels.
Two federal research centres, two deadline problems solved
Challenge
One federal research team's batteries couldn't arrive before the March 31 receive-by date. Another needed quotes that stayed valid through a one-to-two-month approval process.
Solution
For the first, we split the order: the Mavic 3 Multispectral shipped direct and arrived in two days, and the batteries were refunded the same day to reorder in April. For the second, we issued a formal quote for RTK and a calibration panel with a longer validity period.
Result
Both teams received what they ordered inside their fiscal rules, without losing the budget.
Order split to meet March 31
Same-day refund
Longer quote validity for approvals
Frequently Asked Questions
The Mavic 3 Multispectral for imaging; an Agras T50 for application or seeding trials. Process the images in DJI Terra. Agencies working on water: see mosquito larvicide and phragmites.
Yes. Controlled airspace needs NAV CANADA permission and an Advanced certificate, and some operations need a Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC). See the regulations guide; your pilots can start with the drone licence guide.
Yes. Send your tax-exemption documents and the format your finance office needs.
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