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Drone piloting
Safe flying, pre-flight checks and the rules of operating a drone.
Agriculture University Program
Teach your students to read a farm from the sky
Ready-to-run drone labs for agri-engineering programmes: drones, simulators, field missions and teaching material in one package.
01 / 05 · Plan
Plan the mission
Students mark the field boundary, then set the flight lines, height and how much each photo overlaps the next.
02 / 05 · Fly
Fly and capture
The drone flies every line on its own and photographs the ground below, frame after overlapping frame.
03 / 05 · Stitch
Stitch the map
Software joins every photo into one accurate map of the whole farm, ready to measure.
04 / 05 · Model
Model the terrain
The same photos give a 3D model of the land, showing slopes, drainage and low spots where water collects.
05 / 05 · Analyse
Read crop health
Colour shows which plots are thriving and which need attention, so decisions start from data, not guesswork.
Crop health
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Why now
India is putting drones on its farms. Someone has to train the people who fly them.
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central support, up to ₹10 lakh per drone, for agricultural drones bought by State Agricultural Universities, ICAR institutes and Krishi Vigyan Kendras.
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Kisan Drone demonstrations held on farmers' fields from 2023-24 to 2025-26, covering 40,918 hectares.
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agricultural drones handed to women's self-help groups as "Drone Didis", as of January 2026.
What students do in the lab
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Six skills, each tied to a real farm task
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Engineering design
How the airframe works, and building your own parts and solutions.
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Programming and automation
Writing algorithms and automated flight routines.
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Aerial imaging and monitoring
Field condition, land surveys, crops, fertiliser application and irrigation.
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Photogrammetry and mapping
Orthophotos, digital terrain models and maps of farmland.
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Data visualisation
Turning what the drone collected into answers to real farm questions.
Learning pathway
From the lab to a career in agriculture
A clear route for students, from a first flight to a job in the sector.
Undergraduate
Drone lab
Students get to know drone technology, digital tools and engineering thinking through practical classes.
Postgraduate
Specialisation and research
Skills carry into work on agri-engineering, unmanned systems, robotics, mapping and data analysis.
Portfolio
Competitions and field projects
Students apply what they learned to real cases and build a body of work.
Career
A career in agriculture
Graduates move into roles across the sector, including:
Drone pilotRemote-sensing specialistPrecision-farming specialistGIS specialistRobotics engineer
Equipment
The hardware and software behind every kit
One connected system, so drones, software and lessons line up.
Field fleet
Professional survey drones for field research
Beyond the lab kit, your department can add the same class of aircraft used for real survey work: fixed-wing mappers, a multirotor platform with four interchangeable payloads, and a multispectral camera for crop health.
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Fixed-wing aircraft
Wings give fixed-wing drones far more flight time than multirotors, so they map large farms and whole research stations in a single flight.
Fixed-wing · flying wing
Polaris Falcon
A flying-wing surveyor for large areas. The satellite-positioning receiver records the exact position of each photo, giving survey-grade maps of farmland, research plots and watersheds.
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Polaris 2000 series: one airframe, four payloads
The same multirotor carries different sensors, so students learn how the choice of payload changes what a survey can see.
Polaris 2000 Geodesy
Survey-grade mapping
A satellite-positioning receiver ties every photo to precise coordinates, and the upgraded photogrammetric camera captures the overlapping images that become orthophotos and elevation models.
Use it in agriculture for- Accurate field boundaries and plot areas
- Elevation models for land levelling and drainage planning
- Repeat surveys to track change across seasons
Polaris 2000 Lidar
Laser scanning of terrain and canopy
Lidar measures distance with laser pulses, so it can map the ground surface even where crops or trees hide it from a camera, and record the height and structure of the vegetation itself.
Use it in agriculture for- Terrain models under orchards and plantations
- Canopy height and tree counts
- Field slopes and water-flow paths
Polaris 2000 Geophysics
Seeing below the surface
A quantum magnetometer, towed below the drone, records small changes in the magnetic field, which reveal what lies beneath the ground. The camera maps the surface on the same flight.
Use it in agriculture for- Subsurface and geological studies
- Locating buried pipes and drainage lines
- Combined surface and subsurface datasets for research
Polaris 2000 Gamma
Mapping the soil from the air
Soils give off natural gamma radiation that varies with their minerals. Airborne gamma surveys are a recognised method in soil science for mapping soil types and texture across a whole farm.
Use it in agriculture for- Soil-type and texture mapping
- Research datasets for soil science
- Comparing fields before and after treatment
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Multispectral camera
The sensor behind every crop-health map.
Payload · multispectral camera
Pollux
Records light in several separate spectral bands, including near-infrared that the eye cannot see. Healthy and stressed plants reflect these bands differently, which is how crop-health indices such as NDVI are calculated.
All field equipment is priced on request. Tell us which aircraft and payloads interest your department, and we will include them in your proposal.
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Getting started
How we set up your lab
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Consultation
We match the kit to your infrastructure, student numbers, class format and goals.
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Lab setup
Equipment, software and teaching material arrive ready to work together.
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Faculty training
Your teaching staff learn the equipment and software before classes begin.
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Classes begin
You start teaching, with our faculty community and ongoing support behind you.
Teaching material
Lesson plans and practical exercises, ready to use.
Faculty programmes
Structured training on the equipment and software.
Fast support
Technical and teaching help in English and Hindi.
Why Polaris
The same team flies survey missions for real clients
- One connected system
Hardware, software and teaching material designed to work together.
- Safe indoors, then outdoors
Start in a netted arena, then take the same skills into the field.
- Modular build
Students assemble and repair drones themselves.
- Indoor positioning
Compass IPS-1 lets several drones fly together indoors, the technology behind our drone shows.
- Faculty training and support
Training for your teaching staff and help when you need it.
- Part of Polaris UAV
Education, drone shows and survey services under one roof, so lessons reflect real work.
FAQ
Questions faculty ask us
Training starts in the simulator, where crashes cost nothing. Students practise pre-flight checks and safe landings there before they fly a real drone.
The kit supports many formats, from races and competitions to research projects and programming, so you can set tasks for every level.
You get teaching material and worked cases for bringing drones into lectures, projects and field work.
You get access to a community of faculty and direct support from the Polaris education team.
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