Using hyperspectral sensors for crop vegetation status monitoring in precision agriculture

The world is continuously changing. Day by day we are faced with more and more changes regarding the climate, technology, economy and society. All of these place their mark on agroecosystems. Major economic and environmental impacts can be obtained by providing water and nutritional supplements just to those plants that need them, only when they need and in proper quantities. In order to do this, a real time management of agricultural crops is necessary. The paper presents a solution for crop vegetation status monitoring in precision agriculture, based on hyperspectral sensors, namely on spectrometers, placed on an UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle).

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