Fieldcopter: Unmanned aerial systems for crop monitoring services

T. Van Der Wal; B. Abma; A. Viguria; E. Prévinaire; P. J. Zarco-Tejada; P. Serruys; E. Van Valkengoed; P. Van Der Voet

Fieldcopter: Unmanned aerial systems for crop monitoring services

T. Van Der Wal
, B. Abma
, A. Viguria
, E. Prévinaire
, P. J. Zarco-Tejada
, P. Serruys
, E. Van Valkengoed
, P. Van Der Voet

AeroVision BV
CATEC
Flying Cam
CSIC - Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible (IAS)
Aurea Imaging
TerraSphere

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Abstract

Satellite remote sensing is considered to be a good source of crop monitoring information. However, regions that experience significant cloud cover are often unable to acquire timely satellite imagery. FieldCopter addresses this problem and explores how unmanned aerial systems (UAS), suitably equipped with multispectral sensors, can provide an alternative, reliable and flexible information source on crop and soil status. Calculations from hourly meteorological data show that satellite-based remote sensing has a 20% probability of producing an adequate image. However, the probability of a usable image from a light-weight, weather sensitive UAS is 45% and over 70% for an all-weather UAS. FieldCopter demonstrates that, despite cloud cover and other adverse weather conditions, the UAS will complement and enhance the performance of any satellite remote sensing service to provide imagery essential for farmers engaged in precision agriculture.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Precision Agriculture 2013 - Papers Presented at the 9th European Conference on Precision Agriculture, ECPA 2013
Pages	169-175
Number of pages	7
Publication status	Published - 2013
Externally published	Yes
Event	9th European Conference on Precision Agriculture, ECPA 2013 - Lleida, Catalonia, Spain Duration: 7 Jul 2013 → 11 Jul 2013

Publication series

Name	Precision Agriculture 2013 - Papers Presented at the 9th European Conference on Precision Agriculture, ECPA 2013

Conference

Conference	9th European Conference on Precision Agriculture, ECPA 2013
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Lleida, Catalonia
Period	7/07/13 → 11/07/13

UN SDGs

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SDG 2 Zero Hunger

Keywords

Cloud interference
FieldCopter
Image acquisition
UAS

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Van Der Wal, T., Abma, B., Viguria, A., Prévinaire, E., Zarco-Tejada, P. J., Serruys, P., Van Valkengoed, E., & Van Der Voet, P. (2013). Fieldcopter: Unmanned aerial systems for crop monitoring services. In Precision Agriculture 2013 - Papers Presented at the 9th European Conference on Precision Agriculture, ECPA 2013 (pp. 169-175). (Precision Agriculture 2013 - Papers Presented at the 9th European Conference on Precision Agriculture, ECPA 2013).

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Van Der Wal, T, Abma, B, Viguria, A, Prévinaire, E, Zarco-Tejada, PJ, Serruys, P, Van Valkengoed, E & Van Der Voet, P 2013, Fieldcopter: Unmanned aerial systems for crop monitoring services. in Precision Agriculture 2013 - Papers Presented at the 9th European Conference on Precision Agriculture, ECPA 2013. Precision Agriculture 2013 - Papers Presented at the 9th European Conference on Precision Agriculture, ECPA 2013, pp. 169-175, 9th European Conference on Precision Agriculture, ECPA 2013, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain, 7/07/13.

Fieldcopter: Unmanned aerial systems for crop monitoring services. / Van Der Wal, T.; Abma, B.; Viguria, A. et al.
Precision Agriculture 2013 - Papers Presented at the 9th European Conference on Precision Agriculture, ECPA 2013. 2013. p. 169-175 (Precision Agriculture 2013 - Papers Presented at the 9th European Conference on Precision Agriculture, ECPA 2013).

Research output: Chapter in Book or Conference Publication/Proceeding › Conference Publication › peer-review

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Van Der Wal T, Abma B, Viguria A, Prévinaire E, Zarco-Tejada PJ, Serruys P et al. Fieldcopter: Unmanned aerial systems for crop monitoring services. In Precision Agriculture 2013 - Papers Presented at the 9th European Conference on Precision Agriculture, ECPA 2013. 2013. p. 169-175. (Precision Agriculture 2013 - Papers Presented at the 9th European Conference on Precision Agriculture, ECPA 2013).

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