A fixed-wing UAV that can collect useful geospatial data over large areas.
Sunbird helps private and public organizations get a better handle on and understanding of their lands by giving them access to important information through clean, automated aerial solutions. Sunbird’s solution makes sure that people on the ground can act quickly and safely. The custom data analysis is based on images taken from the air by drones that are environmentally friendly, self-sufficient, and easy to use. With the SB4 Phoenix Solar Drone, farmers can automatically check their land to keep an eye on their resources (animals and plants) and protect biodiversity. It gathers information from the air about thousands of hectares. These data are automatically analyzed by AI to give farmers valuable information they can use to make important decisions (vegetation identification, water resources information, animal counting).
Positive facts about SB4 Phoenix Solar Drone
Sunbirds set a world record, crossing the English channel twice in 2020 – flying 2h20 and 100km, and landed with batteries 100% charged
Performed more than 1000 flights, mapped 20 000ha of tropical forests and 10 000ha of desert in the Australian Bush
Only renewable resources used for the production of the drones
Remove all the CO2 emissions related to aerial inspection (surveillance, mapping) over large areas (thousands of hectars)- Fully electrical (solar battery) with less than 100W of consumption during the flight-
Promote FSC directives in West Africa by easing forest inventory and making it 90% faster than human prospection
Preserve biodiversity by mapping hard to reach areas for animal counting (ex: counting animals located in sand dunes of Niger)
Compared to standard aerial inspections, it reduces the global costs by almost 70% thanks to electrical propulsion and full automation
Forest Inventory solution is 10 times cheaper than human prospection in West African countries like Congo or Gabon
Video about SB4 Phoenix Solar Drone
https://www.youtube.com/embed/QBE1ntEaFC4
SB4 Phoenix Solar Drone website : https://sunbirds.aero/sb4-phoenix-long-range
