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WINERY & VINEYARD EQUIPMENT 54 WINES&VINES July 2016 The Wines & Vines Product Focus feature is not intended to provide a definitive listing of all available products in a particular segment or provide any comparative analysis, but rather serve as an overview of what's new or available and also of potential interest to readers as determined by the magazine's editorial staff. www.familywinemakers.org — G reat W ine — Family Winemakers Tasting Cruise Terminal at Pier 27 San Francisco AUGUST 21, 2016 12-5 Trade 2-5 Public SWIFT ENGINEERING Swift Engineering in San Clemente, Calif., is a supplier of drones to the military and offers data-processing services, mapping, site planning, vineyard development/ management and drones. It is developing products that will be cost effective for vineyard use. swiftengineering.com TRIMBLE Sunnyvale., Calif.-based Trimble has re- ceived a 333 exemption to operate its UX5 fixed-wing drone in the United States and offers hardware, software and processing. The Trimble UX5 has a wingspan of 39.4 inches and can operate for 50 minutes with a range of 37 miles. The cruise speed is 50 mph, and communication and control range is up to 3.1 miles. Price: $25,000. uas.trimble.com PRECISION HAWK Precision Hawk in Raleigh, N.C., produces the Lancaster fixed-wing unmanned aircraft. It has a 4-foot wingspan, 45-minute endurance, 25 mph speed, 2.3-pound payload, 12-mile com- munications range and can survey 300 acres. It has been used to map Hahn Estate Winery, home to 1,100 acres of grapes in California's Santa Lucia Highlands. Price: $15,000. precisionhawk.com DJI The DJI Phantom 4 Professional offers GPS autopilot software and a high-quality camera with integrated gimbal for camera stability and smooth footage. It has a 28-minute flight time, maximum control range of 3 miles and maximum speed of 44 miles per hour (mph). It is produced by DJI in the technological hub of Shen- zhen, China. Price: $1399. dji.com DJI Precision Hawk VINEVIEW SCIENTIFIC AERIAL IMAGING INC. SkySquirrel is working with VineView Tech- nologies in Napa Valley to adapt VineView's sensors and methods to drone-based systems that place the control of flight timing and frequency into the hands of the user. The SST drone system features fully calibrated scientific imaging equipment and customized data processing to provide the grower with precise, repeatable measurements for spe- cific crop issues. This system is currently being used in France and Chile, and soon it will be available in the United States. vineview.com