01Farm robotics
Autonomous farm drones: a practical guide for farmers
Understand what autonomous farm drones can do, where supervision still matters, and how to choose a useful first mission for your farm.
3 min read4 Oct 2026
THE CURVATURE FIELD NOTES
Field notes.
Practical perspectives.
Our early field guides explore agricultural applications, useful observations and the foundations of dependable drone inspections.
FIELD GUIDES / 01–10FARM ROBOTICS, EXPLAINED
02Crop monitoring
Drone crop monitoring: turn RGB images into useful field checks
Use ordinary drone photographs to spot changes, organise ground checks and build a repeatable crop-monitoring record without overstating what images prove.
3 min read4 Oct 2026
03Livestock
Drones for cattle monitoring: locating animals without guessing
Plan a practical livestock-drone workflow with coverage records, careful image review and ground follow-up for animals that cannot be confidently located.
3 min read4 Oct 2026
04Flight planning
How to plan a repeatable farm drone mapping mission
Plan agricultural drone routes around the required images, terrain, coverage and review process, with a clear distinction between scouting and mapping.
3 min read4 Oct 2026
05Farm robotics
Self-charging farm drones: what a drone-in-a-box system needs
Explore the difference between return-to-home, precision landing and a dependable charging dock, including weather, battery handling and recovery.
3 min read4 Oct 2026
06Sensors & data
RGB vs multispectral vs thermal: choosing a farm drone camera
Compare colour, multispectral and thermal drone cameras by the farm question they answer, the evidence they provide and the workflow they require.
3 min read4 Oct 2026
07Getting started
Farm drone rules in Portugal: a practical planning guide
Understand the separate checks for drone operations, airspace and aerial imagery in Portugal, and why a private farm does not remove operating requirements.
3 min read4 Oct 2026
08Getting started
Farm drone costs: buying, building or using a service
Compare the full cost of a farm-drone workflow, including labour, image review, maintenance and downtime, before choosing ownership or a service.
3 min read4 Oct 2026
09Farm infrastructure
Drone roof inspections for farm buildings: a useful image record
Plan a repeatable drone image record of farm roofs, label visible concerns and understand when a qualified building inspection is still needed.
3 min read4 Oct 2026
10Getting started
How to design your first farm drone pilot project
Choose one farm-drone task, define a usable result and measure a small supervised pilot before investing in a larger autonomous system.
4 min read4 Oct 2026