To gain more relevance, either the data and analytics gleaned from drone imagery have to offer more value, or the drones need to be able to operate with less human interference.

DroneDeploy, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform for commercial drone operators, has raised $20 million in a Series B round led by Scale Venture Partners, with participation from existing investors as well as High Alpha Capital.

DroneDeploy has announced the new release of its fully integrated, free iOS and Android app. With this release, users with the latest drones from DJI can autonomously fly and capture images and also analyze their drone imagery directly from within the DroneDeploy app.

Skycatch, a developer of commercial drone data software, has announced the launch of COMMANDER, the company's iOS flight app for DJI drones. The app automates data capture with DJI's latest drones, turning them into professional mapping tools.

The NDVI Single adds an ultra-lightweight, high-precision NDVI sensor to the Phantom 4, creating a powerful and affordable precision agriculture tool.

PrecisionHawk and DJI have announced an exclusive partnership to offer the agriculture market with a complete agricultural analytics solution by linking DJI's commercial-grade drone hardware to PrecisionHawk’s drone software platform, DataMapper.

Sentera developed the capability to transform new or existing DJI Inspire drones into precision ag scouting tools while retaining full functionality of the Inspire's 360° camera.