What good are unmanned aircraft systems for agricultural remote sensing and precision agriculture?

Remote sensing from unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) was expected to be an important new technology to assist farmers with precision agriculture, especially crop nutrient management. There are three advantages using UAS platforms compared to manned aircraft platforms with the same sensor for precisio...

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Published in:	International journal of remote sensing Vol. 39; no. 15-16; pp. 5345 - 5376
Main Authors:	Hunt, E. Raymond, Daughtry, Craig S. T.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Taylor & Francis 18.08.2018 Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:	Agricultural aircraft Agricultural management Agriculture Aircraft Aircraft components Calibration canopy height Costs Crop management Crops Data acquisition data collection Economic benefits Economics Farmers Incident light Insects Mineral nutrients Monitoring New technology Niches nutrient management Plant cover Platforms Precision agriculture Remote sensing Sensors Technology Three dimensional models United States Unmanned aerial vehicles Unmanned aircraft USDA Yields United States > US United States
ISSN:	0143-1161, 1366-5901, 1366-5901
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