Study Distant Sensing and Knowledge-Pushed Farming Methods to Optimize Crop Well being, Irrigation, and Yield with UAV Expertise from the College of Twente
by DRONELIFE Workers Author Ian J. McNab
Florian Ellsäßer, an assistant professor in the Division of Pure Sources
ITC – School of Geoinformation Science and Earth Remark, on the College of Twente within the Netherlands, just lately launched a brand new, free on-line course specializing in the usage of distant sensing UAVs in precision agriculture, protecting all of the fundamentals to begin integrating UAVs and the dear knowledge they’ll create into farm operations and determination making.
“Developed by consultants in UAV distant sensing, this course covers every thing you’ll want to know to conduct your individual UAV missions and analyze knowledge to help agricultural analysis and farm administration choices”, mentioned Ellsäßer.
Course content material
- Introduction to UAVs and precision agriculture
- Creating maps and 3d-point-clouds from photos
- The ability of visible/RGB photos
- Multispectral imagery and agricultural indices
- Working with thermal knowledge and agricultural decision-making
Particular expertise embody “estimating naked soil in fields, crafting vegetation masks, and estimating crop biomass and yield”, with a give attention to “optimizing plant well being, guaranteeing exact fertilizer distribution, and detecting crop water use and water stress for extra environment friendly irrigation.”
In accordance with the course web site, the category is for, “College students, professionals (farmers, agriculturalists), UAV pilots and fans, spatial knowledge analysts, anybody fascinated by UAVs and precision agriculture, agriculturalists and farmers looking for to implement knowledge pushed agriculture, college students who will work with UAVs and knowledge evaluation for his or her Bachelor, Grasp or PhD thesis, researchers and scientists who need to discover the usage of UAV distant sensing in agricultural environments, knowledge analysts who wish to higher perceive UAV knowledge, (and) everybody who’s fascinated by UAVs however simply didn’t discover a good sensible course to be taught UAV software alongside actual dwell issues.” The one prerequisite information wanted is an curiosity in drones and their functions within the precision agriculture house.
Extra data on the course, and a hyperlink to sign-up (legitimate till Nov. 4, 2024) is offered right here.
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Ian McNabb is a employees author primarily based in Boston, MA. His pursuits embody geopolitics, rising applied sciences, environmental sustainability, and Boston School sports activities.
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