The agricultural industry is undergoing a true technological revolution. Today, farmers no longer need to sit behind the wheel of a tractor or spend entire days in the field — all they need is a agrodrones, a laptop, and the ability to work with data.
Digital tools make it possible to control processes with greater accuracy, respond more quickly, and make optimal decisions based on facts. Automation, real-time data analysis, and targeted fertilizer application not only reduce costs but also increase yields by up to 10%.
Let’s take a look at a case study where 100 field photos were processed using an HP ProBook 455 laptop powered by an AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800U processor with Radeon™ graphics and 16 GB of RAM. The data was transmitted from an agrodrones using Pix4Dfields software.
Drones — the “eyes” of modern farmers
Drones can provide visual data about crop conditions within minutes, assess plant health, create detailed maps, and support future planning. They can also measure the NDVI vegetation index, which reflects the quality and quantity of green biomass in the field. In addition, agrodrones, are increasingly used for spraying crop protection products.
Fully utilizing the potential of agrodrones, it's important to highlight their clear advantages over traditional self-propelled or towed sprayers:
- Up to 95% fuel savings
- Up to 90% water savings
- Up to 30% reduction in pesticide costs
- Zero crop damage due to trampling — adding up to 10% more yield
For example, in the spring of 2021, 650 liters of fuel were used during early-season fieldwork. By 2022, thanks to drones, this was dramatically reduced to just 12 liters.
To put it in perspective: in sunflower oil production alone, drones help increase yields by up to 10%. With an export value of $6.9 billion, that’s an additional $690 million in revenue from a single crop.
Software: Pix4Dfields
Professional software is key to effectively processing drone data and planning flights. Pix4Dfields enables users to turn captured images into 3D maps, digital terrain models, or orthophotos.
The process of using Pix4Dfields includes:
- Flying the field with a small drone
- Collecting hundreds of photos from a height of 100–120 meters
- Uploading the images into the software for analysis
- Creating a unified image of the field, similar to a satellite photo but detailed enough to see individual plants
- Based on the data, generating flight plans in QGIS for spray drones — targeting only the areas that require treatment — and uploading them as missions
Once everything is ready, the drones take off and begin spraying. This ensures pesticides are only used where needed, not across the entire field.
This approach allows for precision at the level of individual plants or trees — considering crown size, height, and chlorophyll levels. As a result, treatment is highly efficient and data-driven.
Testing the AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800U-based laptop
Software alone isn't enough — the right laptop is also essential for efficient data processing. In this case, the HP ProBook 455 with an AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800U processor (8 cores, 16 threads, 1.9–4.4 GHz) was used for working with drone images and creating flight plans.
To ensure accuracy, the laptop was tested with the most popular software used by farmers and surveyors: Pix4Dfields, Cloud Compare, and GIS tools. The performance proved fast and fully satisfactory for professional fieldwork.
Here’s how long each stage took:
- Alignment: 7 minutes 50 seconds
- Dense point cloud generation: 11 minutes 12 seconds
- Mesh generation: 6 minutes 39 seconds
- DSM creation: 10 minutes 53 seconds
- Orthophoto generation: 18 minutes 52 seconds
This case clearly shows that the future of agriculture lies in combining agrodrones, modern software, and a powerful laptop. With these tools, farmers gain real competitive advantages: reduced resource use, increased yields, and minimized human error.
A systematic approach to drone data collection and analysis is transforming traditional farming into a technological practice — efficient, predictable, and environmentally responsible.
These solutions are already delivering real yield improvements — all accessible in the field, without the need for large teams or bulky equipment.
Today’s modern farmer doesn’t drive a tractor — they manage their fields with a drone and a laptop, completely redefining agricultural practices.
