๐Ÿ“„ Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Agriculture: A Survey

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Agronomy, Vol. 11, Pages 203: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Agriculture: A Survey

Agronomy doi: 10.3390/agronomy11020203

Authors: Jaime del Cerro Christyan Cruz Cruz Ulloa Antonio Barrientos Jorge de Leรณn Rivas

The number of tasks that nowadays are accomplished by using unmanned aerial vehicles is rising across many civil applications, including agriculture. Thus, this work aims at providing the reader with an overview of the agronomical use of unmanned aerial vehicles. The work starts with a historical analysis of the use of aircrafts in agriculture, as pioneers of their use in modern precision agriculture techniques, currently applied by a high number of users. This survey has been carried out by providing a classification of the vehicles according to their typology and main sensorial and performance features. An extensive review of the most common applications and the advantages of using unmanned aerial vehicles is the core of the work. Finally, a brief summary of the key points of the legislation applicable to civil drones that could affect to agricultural applications is analyzed.

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