Doosan Mobility Innovation Begins Development of Agricultural Solutions Using Suso Drone

Lee Doo-soon, CEO of DMI (right), and Song Jin-young, CEO of Jeju Cheonji, are taking a commemorative photo after signing a business agreement for the development of agricultural solutions using hydrogen fuel cell drones.

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[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] Doosan Mobility Innovation (DMI) announced on the 22nd that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the agricultural corporation Jeju Cheonji to develop agricultural solutions using hydrogen fuel cell drones.

Jeju Cheonji is a technology company that provides video analysis and cultivation information in the agriculture and forestry sectors using drones and unmanned helicopters, and it carries out various government national projects.

Under this agreement, the two companies will jointly develop agricultural solutions by analyzing images captured by hydrogen drones to identify crop varieties and quantify and visualize cultivation areas.

They also plan to develop a platform to monitor crop growth status and predict crop yield scale by utilizing Jeju Cheonji’s crop analysis technology and camera utilization technology.

Additionally, Jeju Cheonji will be responsible for sales of DMI hydrogen drones in the Jeju area, as well as drone operation training, hydrogen storage and supply, and drone repair and maintenance.

Lee Doo-soon, CEO of DMI, expressed his expectations, saying, "We will develop agricultural solutions that combine Jeju Cheonji’s agricultural technology with hydrogen drones to meet domestic and international demand."

Song Jin-young, CEO of Jeju Cheonji, shared his thoughts, saying, "We will enhance the utilization of hydrogen drones with solutions that maximize the advantages of DMI hydrogen drones and contribute to expanding their application areas."

While drone use in agriculture has been limited to pest control, recently, methods to improve cultivation efficiency through crop information provided by drones have gained new attention.

According to the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), the global drone market is expected to reach approximately 90 trillion KRW by 2026, with agricultural drones projected to account for up to 80% of the total market.

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