“The novelty value of the drones increased interest and participation in the project, and engaged our government clients. The main orthophoto the drone data produced is already being used for roof print digitisation, and we’re planning to use the digital model for inundation mapping. I see drones as having great …

"Drone technology allows plant scientists to reach places that were previously off limits as they were either too remote, too dangerous or too time consuming to explore. With our eBee, we can now cover large areas of ground in great detail from a completely different perspective, and quickly too."