Multi-temporal mapping of the vegetation fraction in early-season wheat fields using images from UAV [Farmer]

Paper Introduction

Mapping vegetation in crop fields is an important step in remote sensing applications for precision agriculture. Traditional aerial platforms such as planes and satellites are not suitable for these applications due to their low spatial and temporal resolutions. So, an UAV equipped with a commercial camera (visible spectrum) was used for ultra-high resolution image acquisition over a wheat field in the early-season period.
Visible spectral indices derived from images acquired using a low-cost camera onboard a UAV flying at low altitudes are a suitable tool to use to discriminate vegetation in wheat fields in the early season.^[1]

Fig. 1. Microdrone MD4-1000 flying over the experimental crop — Figure 1: Microdrone flying over the experimental crop.

Fig. 2. Ten metre altitude frame image and the output of the image after the vegetation… — Figure 2: Ten metre altitude frame image and the output of the image after the vegetation.

References

[1] J., Torres-Sánchez, J.M., Peña, A.I. de Castro, F., López-Granados (2014) Multi-temporal mapping of the vegetation fraction in early-season wheat fields using images from UAV. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture Volume 103, April 2014, Pages 104-113

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