Articles
Thermal camera for monitoring hop yard farms using UAV
Article number
1328_12
Pages
89 – 94
Language
English
Abstract
Using thermal cameras with drones in agriculture allows to obtain useful information for the effective monitoring of the hydric state of the crops, essential for the optimization of irrigation water.
This research was carried out with the objective of evaluating the ability of the airborne thermal camera on the drone to determine the water stress of hop crops.
The study plot is in Galicia, in the north-west of Spain.
There are two crop lines on the plot with 80% of irrigation, and the rest of the plot has 100% of irrigation.
The methodology carried out is analysing a specific drone thermal image observing the different values obtained, and how they can define the hop hydric status at that moment.
The results show the water stress in different sections of the plot, so this study shows the usefulness of thermal images for irrigation management of hop crops.
This research was carried out with the objective of evaluating the ability of the airborne thermal camera on the drone to determine the water stress of hop crops.
The study plot is in Galicia, in the north-west of Spain.
There are two crop lines on the plot with 80% of irrigation, and the rest of the plot has 100% of irrigation.
The methodology carried out is analysing a specific drone thermal image observing the different values obtained, and how they can define the hop hydric status at that moment.
The results show the water stress in different sections of the plot, so this study shows the usefulness of thermal images for irrigation management of hop crops.
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Authors
J.J. Cancela, R. Losada, E. Corral, M. Fandiño, X.P. González
Keywords
Humulus lupulus, canopy, remote sensing, drone, irrigation
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