Overview

This book provides a useful overview of the use of unmanned aircraft systems/unmanned aerial vehicles in an array of agricultural settings for differing purposes, such as their use in turfgrass systems to measure and monitor specific targets.

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Author:   Various authors ,  Dr Chunhua Zhang (Algoma University) ,  Dr John M. Kovacs (Nipissing University, Canada) ,  Dr Dan Walters (Nipissing University, Canada)
Publisher:   Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited
Imprint:   Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited
Volume:   93
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.232kg
ISBN:  

9781801466592

ISBN 10:   1801466599
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   23 July 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - The use of unmanned aerial systems (UASs) in precision agriculture: Chunhua Zhang, Algoma University, Canada; and John M. Kovacs and Dan Walters, Nipissing University, Canada; 1 Introduction 2 Platforms and sensors 3 Flight planning and imagery acquisition 4 Image processing: stitching and ortho-rectification 5 UAS imagery applications 6 Image analysis 7 Case study 8 Future trends and conclusion 9 Acknowledgements 10 Where to look for further information 11 References Chapter 2 - Advances in high-throughput crop phenotyping using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs): Helge Aasen, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, ETH Zurich and Remote Sensing Team, Division of Agroecology and Environment, Agroscope, Switzerland; and Lukas Roth, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, ETH Zurich, Switzerland; 1 Introduction 2 Remote sensing tools: unmanned aerial vehicles and flight protocols 3 Major plant traits that can be extracted using unmanned aerial vehicle remote sensing 4 Conclusion and future trends 5 Authors’ contributions 6 Acknowledgements 7 References Chapter 3 - Advances in agricultural unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs): Tarin Paz-Kagan, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel; 1 Introduction 2 Unmanned aerial vehicle remote sensing sensors 3 Platforms for precision agriculture 4 Flight planning and pre-processing 5 Application in precision agriculture 6 Conclusion and future trends 7 Where to look for further information 8 References Chapter 4 - Advances in remote/aerial sensing of crop water status: Wenxuan Guo, Texas Tech University and Texas A&M AgriLife Research, USA; and Haibin Gu, Bishnu Ghimire and Oluwatola Adedeji, Texas Tech University, USA; 1 Introduction 2 Quantification of plant water status 3 Electromagnetic radiation and interaction with matter 4 Optical remote sensing of plant water status 5 Remote sensing of plant water status using thermal infrared 6 Microwave remote sensing of plant water status 7 Conclusion and future trends in research 8 Where to look for further information 9 References

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