South Africa: Aerobotics Launches Imagery and AI-Powered Monitoring App

By Disrupt Africa

South African agri-tech startup Aerobotics, which launched a batch of new products late last year, expanded its Series A funding round to US $4 million last month and has now launched Aeroview InField, a brand new problem detection app for tree and field crop farmers, writes Tom Jackson for Disrupt-Africa.com.

Founded in Cape Town in 2014, Aerobotics uses aerial imagery from drones and satellites, and blends them with machine learning algorithms to provide early problem detection services to tree and wine farmers and optimize crop performance.

The app has reportedly been developed to accommodate future features, including drone scouting and AI-powered pest and disease identification, and aims to simplify the user experience by combining the existing Scout and DroneScout apps into one.

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