What is it about?
Images collected from an unmanned aerial vehicle which uses cameras that work in various spectra (e.g. near infrared) were used to detect areas of possible water stress in order to facilitate irrigation management. Further, with the processing of these images and application of appropriate indices, vegetation vigor was estimated, therefore identifying the best harvest time for each part of the vineyard. The spatial scale of the management actions that can be conducted from these results go up to 6 cm.
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Why is it important?
The technology used in this study represent a fast, reliable, and efficient solution to the evaluation of crops for agricultural applications.
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Writing this article was a great pleasure as it has co-authors with whom I have had long collaborations and whom I deeply value. I also believe this article proves how current agricultural practices can be upgraded in a way that will help the crop production.
Irini Soubry
University of Saskatchewan
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This page is a summary of: Monitoring vineyards with UAV and multi-sensors for the assessment of water stress and grape maturity, Journal of Unmanned Vehicle Systems, June 2017, Canadian Science Publishing,
DOI: 10.1139/juvs-2016-0024.
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