Projects

In early 2025, Saiwa and Airwyse collaborated to automate counting of pollination bags in pine orchards using autonomous drones and AI-driven image analysis. This innovative solution replaced labor-intensive manual counting, improving accuracy and efficiency in yield prediction. Tested on 44 pine trees, the system demonstrated promising results, paving the way for scalable orchard management automation.

Powered by Sairone and funded by OAFRI, this project leverages AI and drone imagery to detect herbicide-tolerant Canada Fleabane in Ontario soybean fields. Designed to empower farmers with no-code tools, it transforms raw agricultural images into actionable insights—enabling geotagged weed detection, herbicide mapping, and data ownership. By lowering tech adoption barriers, this initiative supports sustainable, privacy-first farming across Canada.

To enhance Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC)‘s capability for UAV-based surveillance of European Water Chestnut (EWC) through machine learning, we at Saiwa have previously implemented the initial version of the EWC detector software. In the second stage, we are in the process of finalizing the product’s features and upgrading its interfaces.The two primary features to be incorporated in this stage are as follows: Incremental learning for gradually training the deep network over time. This feature enables us to rectify false positive and false negative detections over time. Reporting the 3D universal coordinates of EWC locations using drone configuration and temporal GPS data.

European water chestnut (Trapa natans) is an invasive floating-leaved aquatic plant that is capable of out-competing native species and altering Ontario’s aquatic ecosystems. In addition to ongoing control of known populations in Ontario, this species is designated as a “Prohibited Species” in Ontario under the Invasive Species Act, 2015 to aid in prevention, detection and control of the species. Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) performs surveillance and control of this species in eastern Ontario in attempts to eradicate existing populations and prevent the establishment of new ones.