UAV’S & REMOTE SENSING- Their Application to

Agriculture

WHAT IS REMOTE SENSING?

You perform remote sensing every day – your eyes are a sensor

A camera is a simple form of remote sensing

The observation or measurement of data from a distance

The ability to measure the properties of an object without touching it

COMPONENTS OF A REMOTE SENSING SYSTEM

• Aerial platform

• GPS Camera system- NDVI

• Raw Image processing software

• Image stitching software

FUNDAMENTALS

•Spectral Reflectance of Earth

Features

– There are three things that happen

to the sun’s energy as it reaches the

Earth:

• It is absorbed

• It is transmitted

• It is reflected

Three Interactions

HOW REMOTE SENSING WORKS

MISSION PLANNER SOFTWARE

POLADO TEST

SCALE

LO

HI

POLADO TEST

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STITCHED IMAGINING

FAA RULES AT PRESENT

MAXIMUM ALTITUDE OF 400 FT.

PERSONAL USE ONLY; NOT FOR

COMMERICAL USE

NOT WITHIN 3 MILES OF A

COMMERICAL AIRPORT

MUST KEEP IN LINE OF SIGHT

http://youtu.be/uCxO5FDlH9E

QUESTIONS?