- Can I use turfRad on a drone?

Why turfRad Isn’t Designed for Drone Use

turfRad sensors are engineered specifically for vehicle-mounted operation, such as mowers or utility vehicles. There are a few reasons why drone use isn’t supported:

• Hardware & weight: The sensor and its waterproof housing are not designed for drone mounting and are too heavy for practical drone operation.
• Resolution requirements: To achieve usable moisture resolution, a drone would need to fly very low. This is impractical and unsafe on an active golf course.
• Operational complexity: A drone capable of carrying turfRad would be large, difficult to deploy, and disruptive to daily operations.
• Software limitations: turfRad’s data processing and workflows are built around ground-based scanning, not aerial flight paths.

What turfRad Is Designed For

turfRad delivers high-resolution root-zone moisture data when mounted on:

• Fairway mowers
• Utility vehicles

These platforms allow safe, repeatable, and efficient data collection while maintaining the resolution needed for accurate moisture mapping.

For these reasons, turfRad is currently designed for vehicle-mounted use only.