How GuardianSkies Works

From long-range thermal detection to autonomous swarm deterrence and optical precision landing, this is the engineering protecting Australia's highest-value harvests.

High-definition thermal cameras combined with lightweight onboard edge AI scan thousands of square meters per minute. The system instantly distinguishes protected bird species from crop-destroying pests like starlings, lorikeets, and cockatoos.

Sub-0.4s Target Acquisition

99.8% Species Classification

Day & Night Vision Payloads

Simulate Real Field Operations

Select an agricultural scenario to inspect live response telemetry and swarm flight routing.

Scenario Active // VINEYARD

Morning Starling Swarm, Pinot Noir Vineyard

LOCATIONBarossa Valley, SA (45 Hectares)

DETECTED THREAT180+ Starlings flying at 22 km/h from North-East tree line

SWARM RESPONSEDrone 01 & 02 launched from Hub Alpha. Acoustic sweep at 4.2 kHz randomized.

ALTITUDE34 meters

AIR SPEED48 km/h

BATTERY89%

AI LATENCY0.38s

ACOUSTIC FREQ128 dB @ 4.2 kHz

FLOCK DEFLECTED // 100% CANOPY SAFE

Industrial Hardware Specifications

Built to withstand rugged Australian regional farm conditions with sovereign component integrity.

ONBOARD AI & COMPUTING

Edge ProcessorNVIDIA Jetson Orin Industrial (275 TOPS)

AI Model Latency< 400ms target classification

Species Recognition99.8% precision

PAYLOAD & DUAL-SPECTRUM OPTICS

Thermal SensorFLIR Boson 640x512 60Hz Radiometric

RGB Camera4K 60fps Ultra-HDR 30x Optical Zoom

Directional Acoustics130dB Array (200Hz–16kHz)

AUTONOMOUS DOCKING STATION

Weather RatingIP67 Climate-Controlled Sealed Pod

Battery Swap3-minute automated mechanical swap

Solar Integration1.2kW Dual-Panel Off-Grid Backup

FLIGHT & SWARM PERFORMANCE

Max Speed / Wind72 km/h max // 65 km/h wind resistance

Flight Time42 mins per battery

Swarm GeometrySelf-healing mesh, zero-collision

End-to-End Data & Defense Pipeline

How data moves from field thermal sensors to autonomous flight neutralization.

Thermal Scan

FLIR multispectral camera identifies flock thermal signature at 500m+.

Edge AI Classification

NVIDIA Jetson Orin classifies species and calculates flight trajectory.

Autonomous Sortie

Base doors open; drone launches in under 4 seconds with randomized acoustics.

IR Optical Return

Flock deflected; drone lands with ±2mm precision and recharges.