[1] In August 2016, PrecisionHawk became the first U.S. company to receive an FAA exemption to commercially fly drones beyond the operator's visual line of sight.
[2] PrecisionHawk, originally "WineHawk," was founded in Toronto, Canada by Ernest Earon and Gabriele D'Eleuterio in 2010 as a manufacturer of autonomous, hand-launched, fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles used to dispel predatory birds over vineyards.
The direction of the company soon shifted with the addition of cameras to the aircraft that could provide clients with an aerial view of their fields.
Closing a series C round of investment in May 2016, PrecisionHawk's global investors include Intel, Dupont, Verizon, Yamaha, USAA and NTT Docomo.
[3][4] While agriculture continues to be a major market for PrecisionHawk, top industries also include energy, insurance, mining, construction, emergency response and environmental monitoring.
According to the company's CEO the investment would be used to build upon its lead in the commercial drone space by expanding its team, developing its products, and making “strategic acquisitions.
[9] In January 2020, PrecisionHawk announced that James Norrod will be the new CEO of the company, replacing Michael Chasen who will be transitioning to an advisory role.
The "Smarter Farming Package" is a bundle of a fully assembled DJI Matrice with a 1-year subscription to PrecisionHawk's DataMapper software program.
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