Teaming to Close the Skills Gap in
PRECISION AGRICULTURE AUVSI Precision Ag Conference TIFTON, GA - FEBRUARY 11, 2014 www.ellevision.com
“ElleVisionaries” A team of teams that bring together
unmanned aerial platforms, multispectral imagery, advanced software & knowledge transfer to help growers make better decisions
Since Last Year Focus: Identifying Pains, Developing Solutions Researching, Site visits, Discovery: Growers’ Pains
“Use Case” Proofs of Concept & Business Cases UAS, Sensor, and Delivery Solution-finding (expanding sensor awareness and agnosticism)
Now: Industry Team-ups, Bridging Skills Gaps
Uniting and Refining the
Precision Ag UAS Ecosystem Agriculture & Horticulture Intervention Experts UAS Platforms Sensors & Imagery Analysis
Data Processing & Delivery
Skills Gap Technical Skills UAS Building, Operation
Imagery Analysis
Transactional Skills Understand Client
Answer Needs Deliver Value
Safety & Compliance
“ElleVisionary” Team Roles Bridging the growing
SKILLS GAPS by combining Education & Industry in Real-World Jobsite “Laboratories”
Outcomes:
Learned Skills Jobs Creation
Economic Growth Agricultural Benefits
Case Study: ATC Institutional Partnerships “Flipped” Classrooms
Agile Curriculum
Team-up: Nano Robotics Real-world blended class & laboratory environment: •
Addresses both Technical & Transactional Skills Gaps
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Agile Curriculum + F2F Interactions
Outcomes: •
Sustainable Precision Agriculture
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Business Results
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Highly-skilled job-ready technicians
Partnerships Are Key UAS Industry – Platforms, Payloads, & Power
Agriculture – Crop-specific needs/expertise Education – MOOCs, badging, certifications Software – analytics, User Experience (UX)
Government – safety, compliance, licensing
www.ellevision.com
JOIN US Richard Holloman
[email protected] (703) 209-1540
Henry Oddi
[email protected] (912) 293-1725
The Big Picture
UAS & Precision Ag (Preaching to the Choir)
SHARED DISCOVERY. THAT’S WHY WE’RE ALL HERE.
Remarkable Array of Platforms and Sensors