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Drones in Agriculture & Agronomy - Coggle Diagram
Drones in Agriculture & Agronomy
Importance in Agriculture
Enhances efficiency and accuracy
Key in crop husbandry
Central to production agronomy
Supports higher yields and better input management
Sensor Technologies in Drones
RGB (Red, Green, Blue): 3D mapping, crop stand, elevation
NIR (Near-Infrared): Soil properties, crop health, erosion
Red Edge: Crop health, water management
Thermal Sensors: Crop physiology, irrigation, yield forecast
Multispec4: Phenotyping, plant count
Sequential Drone Use in Crop Monitoring
Prescription Mapping
Recommendations for inputs like water, fertilizer
Ground Truthing
Match aerial data with actual field samples
Data Acquisition & Processing
Download, analyze images, vegetation indices
Launch & Flight Monitoring
Maintain appropriate height, canopy level
Flight Planning
Consider field layout, crop type, takeoff/landing
Sensor Selection
NDVI, GNDVI, LAI, CWSI, etc.
Seasonal Applications
Spring: Soil imaging, tillage, drainage layout
Summer: Crop stand, nitrogen management
Fall: Pre-harvest maturity check, post-harvest soil mapping
Winter: Input application, fieldwork monitoring
Applications in
Precision
Farming
Seeding
Seedling Monitoring
Yield Impact
. Decision Support
Vegetation indices + past data = management blocks
Adjusting seeding rate
Defining high/low productivity zones