Development of an integrated , low-cost and open-source system for precision viticulture : from UAV to WSN

In recent years new technologies to support agriculture are becoming more accessible. Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) are networks of sensors located within the cultivated area able to measure, collect, process and sometimes share in real time many micrometeorological parameters. In the last years it has become possible to combine high spatial resolution images, quick turnaround times and low operational costs in order to generate useful remote sensing products for vegetation monitoring. Remote sensing platforms based on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) represent a tool for this purpose, providing low-cost approaches to meet the critical requirements of spatial, spectral, and temporal resolutions needed. In the present work a low cost and open source agro-meteorological monitoring system in vineyard was designed and developed, and its placement and topology was optimized using a set of UAV-taken multispectral images.