Autonomous bird deterrence
Move the flock without living next to a gas gun
Drones clear birds from ripening crops on demand, instead of a permanent noise source that birds learn to ignore.
What this costs today
Fixed deterrents work for about a fortnight. Birds habituate to gas guns, kites and tape, then feed underneath them while the neighbours are still listening to the bangs. Damage in cherries, berries and ripening maize is concentrated in a few weeks and a few blocks.
How the flight runs
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Watch
Cameras on the block detect flock arrival rather than running a fixed schedule.
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Launch
A drone lifts from the nearest station and flies the approach the flock is actually using.
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Move on
The flock is pushed off the block on a varied path, so the pattern never becomes predictable.
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Log
Each response is recorded, so pressure by block and time of day becomes visible over the season.
What the aircraft carries
- Fixed block cameras
- On-board RGB camera
- RTK positioning
On demand through ripening, triggered by detection rather than a timer.
What you receive
- Pressure map by block and hour
- Response log
- Damage assessment flight
- Deterrent schedule recommendation
What it measures
Readings this capability produces on your fields. Measurements, not promises.
- Responses per day
- Minutes of flock presence per block
- Damaged area at assessment
- Response time from detection
Where this carries the most weight
All use cases-
Vineyards
Vigour mapping by row, downy and powdery mildew surveillance, frost pockets, and the terrain where drone application is actually permitted.
Parcels of 0.5 to 20 hectares, including slopes machinery cannot work.
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Maize
Establishment counts, early weed competition, corn borer pressure and flocks working the cobs at ripening.
Blocks of 5 to 80 hectares, with deterrence stations on the blocks under pressure.
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Orchards
Fruit counting for the pack house booking, blossom frost protection, tree by tree health, and birds at ripening.
Blocks of 1 to 40 hectares.
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Soft fruit and berries
Picking forecasts for labour planning, irrigation uniformity under tunnels, bird pressure and frost on early varieties.
Blocks of 0.5 to 15 hectares, open field and tunnels.