Remote sensing for developing world agriculture: opportunities and areas for technical development

Type Conference Paper - SPIE Remote Sensing for Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Hydrology XVIII
Title Remote sensing for developing world agriculture: opportunities and areas for technical development
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Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2016
URL http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016SPIE.9998E..0YJ
Abstract
A parameterized numerical model is constructed to compare platform options for collecting aerial imagery to support agriculture electronic information services in developing countries like India. A sensitivity analysis shows that when Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, UAVs, are limited in flight altitude by regulations, the velocity and altitude available to manned aircraft lead to a lower cost of operation at altitudes greater than 2000ft above ground level, AGL. If, however, the UAVs are allowed to fly higher, they become cost-competitive once again at approximately 1000ft AGL or higher. Examination of assumptions in the model highlights two areas for additional technology development: baseline-dependent feature-based image registration to enable wider area coverage, and reflectance reconstruction for ratio-based agriculture indices.

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