WINERY & VINEYARD EQUIPMENT
52 WINES&VINES July 2016
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Photo
:
Christophe
Deschanel
Stave Grade Oak Alternatives
for Enology
Caroline Hoogenboom
Napa - Sonoma - East Coast
Cell. (707) 364-6334
caroline@oenosylva.com
Amy Lee
Oregon - Washington - California Central Coast
Cell. (509) 995-2771
amy@oenosylva.com
To discover the Œnosylva
®
range: Contact your Ermitage / Berthomieu representative
Offce: 1285 S. Foothill Blvd - Cloverdale, CA 95425 - Ph: (707) 224-2377 - Fax: (707) 224-2390
www.oenosylva.com | contact@oenosylva.com
NEW
RANGE
Chauffe Convection
SENSEFLY
Switzerland-based SenseFly is
part of the Parrot Group, a com-
pany headquartered in Paris.
The SenseFly eBee Ag has a
wingspan of 38 inches. It is
made of EPP foam, carbon struc-
ture and composite parts and
comes with a multispectrum
camera. Its flight time is 45 min-
utes, and it has a cruise speed of
25-56 mph. The radio link range
is 1.9 miles, and it can cover
2,500 acres in a flight. Price:
starting at $12,000.
The SenseFly eXom includes
image-processing, based on
Pix4D. Its flight time is up to
22 minutes, speed is 18 mph
under automatic flight and 27
mph under manual flight. The
range is 1.2 miles. Price:
$40,000.
sensefly.com
SenseFly eBee Aq
SenseFly eXom
AEROHARVEST
AeroHarvest has received ap-
proval to use unmanned aerial
vehicles commercially for agri-
culture through the "333 ex-
emption" process. The
company also received ap-
proval to operate quadcopters
for the same purposes. Aero-
Harvest offers data-processing
services and mapping. They
are currently working with
Ampelos Vineyard and Winery
in Lompoc, Calif., to design
and run an experiment in con-
junction with students at Allan
Hancock College.
aeroharvest.com
