Software uses in precision agriculture based on drone image processing - A review

• Published in: 2024 9th International Conference on Energy Efficiency and Agricultural Engineering (EE&AE) pp. 1 - 6
• Main Authors: Ioja, Iosif, Nedeff, Valentin, Agop, Maricel, Nedeff, Florin Marian, Tomozei, Claudia
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 27-06-2024
• Subjects: Costs; Crops; data capture; drone; hyperspectral imaging; Photogrammetry; PIX4D software; precision; Precision agriculture; Productivity; remote sensing; Software; Sustainable development
• DOI: 10.1109/EEAE60309.2024.10600556

Precision agriculture defined as a holistic and environmentally friendly method consists of the application of technologies, principles and strategies for the intelligent management of agricultural production in relation to the reality of real needs and spatial and temporal variability. Data processing software are essential tools in the implementation and development of agriculture. The link between the two is based on the advanced processing capacity of data captured by drones, which is essential in the analysis and optimization of agricultural crops. Integrating precision agriculture with specialized software enables farmers to obtain detailed information to identify the best ways to maximize farm yields and sustainability. This combination of advanced technologies brings significant benefits to the efficiency, productivity and profitability of modern farming. This paper identifies the advantages of using photogrammetry software capable of making reflectance measurements that improve precision and accuracy in comparative evaluations of phenotyping data for cereal propagating material. Orthophoto maps created using digital photogrammetry techniques use a digital terrain model of the earth's surface and a digital aerial image geometry correction that eliminates geometric distortions caused by field conditions and data collection instruments.