High-performance drone technology combined with ecological expertise.
Nature based precision spraying, seed dispersal, and ecological mapping to regenerate and maintain native environments.
Designed to navigate challenging terrains, our drones minimize environmental impact while enhancing safety and efficiency. Whether it’s restoring biodiversity or supporting sustainable land management, Red Tree is committed to delivering innovative solutions that protect and nurture our natural world.
Here’s how our drone technology is revolutionising land management:
Broad Spraying, Spot Spray, Wand Spray
Red Tree’s drone offers broad spray, spot spray, and wand spray capabilities, with a 40L spraying payload. Flight planning using 3D models ensures accurate coverage and precise spraying, even in hard-to-reach areas like steep slopes, gullies, and cliff faces. Our drone is designed to traverse challenging terrain, making it ideal for targeting pest plants in inaccessible locations.
Mapping and Surveying
Red Tree’s specialist drones reveal critical insights into the topography, ecological health, and biodiversity of a site. They provide a bird’s-eye view, granting us unprecedented insights into the geology, ecological health, and diversity of a site. No two restoration projects are the same, and our technology enables us to make precise decisions regarding species selection, nutrient inputs, and flight planning through the use of 3D models.
Seed Dispersal
Much like the role birds perform in forests, our drones have the capacity to disperse seeds and nutrients over expansive areas, even those with challenging access and challenging terrain.
Minimising ground impact and reducing emissions, drones allow us to act swiftly in revegetating disturbed sites. This capability is vital as we navigate an era of increasing climate-related events.
Monitoring and Maintenance
Red Tree’s drones also play a pivotal role in the monitoring and maintenance phase. They collect multi-spectral data from the project interface enabling highly accurate mapping of hydration, pest monitoring, fertilizer application, and weed control. This results in significantly enhanced efficiencies in both time and resource utilisation.
Seed Pods
Mimicking nature’s remarkable resilience and ability to regenerate, seeds often concentrate at the forest edge, whether wind-blown or deposited by birds. Our years of observing forest edge ecology during seed collection expeditions confirm that native seedlings thrive in these areas, with densities often reaching up to 12 stems per square meter.
Seed pods are designed to incorporate elements of the forest floor and are specifically formulated to suit site conditions, enhancing germination success. These prescriptive seed pods are tailored to maximize results in various environments.
Elevating Health and Safety
Drones are key to improving safety on high-risk sites with steep terrain or difficult access. They keep people out of harm’s way by minimising the need for personnel to navigate unsafe terrain. Drones are a vital part of our commitment to health and safety, ensuring our mission is carried out without compromising anyone’s well-being.
Maximising Efficiency
Whether it’s spraying, topdressing, or seeding operations, our drones deliver uniform coverage with zero ground disturbance while completing tasks in record time.
Our smart drone technology enables mapping of areas for 3D grid flight patterns and facilitates targeted variable rate applications, enhancing productivity and accuracy.
Additionally, our technology boasts precision vertical cliff spraying, AI-powered mapping and analysis, and smart flight and calibration capabilities, optimising the efficient utilisation of products while minimising time and costs.
Minimising Carbon Footprint
Our drone technology offers a much more sustainable alternative to traditional methods, significantly reducing reliance on tractors and helicopters.
By utilizing highly efficient battery technology and compact, fuel-efficient generators, we achieve greater efficiency and lower environmental impact.
Our fleet
Thermal Imaging Drone
The Thermal Imaging Drone is used predominately for pest monitoring, detecting plant health, and reading soil temperatures.
Multispectral Drone
The Multispectral Drone is capable of reading the landscape through non-visible light bands within the electromagnetic spectrum. Photogrammetry is used to amalgamate data into a usable form such as photosynthesis production, soil hydration, plant health, and more.
Agricultural Drone
The Agricultural Drone is used for aerial seeding and spraying. Capable of covering over a hectare in ten minutes, this drone is perfect for low-impact operations, projects within high-risk zones or with limited access, and significantly increasing efficiencies.
See our agricultural drone in action:
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Tell us about your environmental challenges
Contact us today to explore how our drones and know how can solve your challenges. Email us at info@redtree.co.nz or call us on 03 365 2323