GRYFN, a company founded by eight Purdue University professors, has partnered with the Australian Plant Phenomics Network (APPN) to deploy advanced drone-based sensing technology across Australian research institutions.
The partnership has placed 11 GRYFN sensing solutions at six APPN locations, enhancing the network's ability to develop climate-resilient, nutritious crops through more efficient data collection and analysis.
GRYFN's technology combines custom hardware, software and drones to collect multiple types of data simultaneously – including hyperspectral, LiDAR and RGB – and precisely aligns them spatially to create comprehensive three-dimensional maps.
"GRYFN emerged from Purdue professors who understood the need for tools that scale labor intensive data collection and drive new insights in academic and industry research," said Matt Bechdol, GRYFN CEO.
The system aims to free researchers from time-consuming data management tasks, allowing them to focus on analysis and innovation.
"Processing complex data streams can be challenging, particularly when capturing data in field situations," said Trevor Garnett, national field phenomics director for APPN. "Working with GRYFN and their processing pipelines makes this task much easier."
While originally developed for agricultural applications, GRYFN's technology has potential applications in monitoring forest health, greenhouse gas emissions and water resources.
