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Catch turf trouble before your members do

By the time disease or drought stress is visible on a green, the damage is already done. AeroTech UAV maps turf health across every hole from above — surfacing the early warning signs that let your superintendent act before a small problem becomes a closed green.

NDRE — turf vigor & stress range
-0.950 (stressed)0.3540.789 (healthy)

See the course the way your turf does

From 300 feet, a single flight maps every hole and the AeroSpectra engine flags exactly where the turf is fighting — weed pressure, drought and heat stress, over-watered low spots, and under-fed zones — each pinned to GPS so your crew (or our spray drones) goes straight to it.

WEEDS · spot-spray DROUGHT / HOT 0.85 OVER-WATERED LOW N · feed ◉ NDVI / NDRE · AEROSPECTRA REC AI turf-health overlay · representative
Weed pressure → spot-spray Drought / heat stress Over-watered low spot Under-fertilized (low N)

Fly it, map it, spot-treat it

1

Fly — day or night

Autonomous flights map every hole. Surveys can run after the last group clears or before dawn, when there's no play and the turf is settled.

2

Analyze

NDVI/NDRE turf vigor plus AI detection pinpoint weeds, disease and drought stress, over-watered low spots, and under-fed zones — by exact location.

3

Prescribe

You get a variable-rate zone map: where to spot-spray weeds, where to feed, and where to ease off the water — not a blanket application.

4

Treat — liquid or dry

Spray drones spot-treat weeds and broadcast fertilizer (liquid or dry granular) only where the map says — and can run at night.

💰 Where the savings come from: targeting only the zones that need it cuts chemical and fertilizer volume instead of blanket-spraying the whole course; night application reduces evaporation and drift, improves uptake, and keeps drones off the course during play — so you protect playing conditions and your input budget.

What we capture & detect

Red-edge imagery (NDRE) reads chlorophyll changes in turf canopy before color shifts are visible to the eye, while thermal layers reveal moisture and temperature patterns across fairways and greens. Flown on a regular cadence, the data turns turf management from reactive firefighting into a planned program.

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Early disease onset

NDRE flags fungal stress and weakening turf days before symptoms surface, so treatment is targeted, not blanket.

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Dry spots & hot zones

Thermal imaging pinpoints localized dry spots and drainage issues that hand-watering misses.

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Weed & Poa pressure

Identify Poa Annua and weed encroachment by zone for spot treatment instead of full-course application.

What you get back

Deliverables built for the superintendent's workflow — organized by hole, easy to share with crews, and trackable over the season.

NDREThermalTurf Stress Irrigation Audit

Why it pays off

Florida heat, humidity, and play volume push turf hard. Early detection means fewer emergency fungicide applications, smarter water use, and greens that stay in condition through peak season. Catching one outbreak before it spreads — or trimming water waste across 18 holes — covers the cost of regular flights and protects the playing experience your members pay for.

Ready to map your course?

Tell us about your property and current turf challenges. We'll propose a flight cadence and a tailored quote within 1–2 business days.

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