UAV saffran monitoring process

Abstract

The use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in the field of Precision Agriculture (PA) is becoming more wide-spread, as the great benefits they offer are recognized by more and more farmers around the world. A UAV can fully inspect or spray arable land and crops, in just a few minutes. Farmers can use the spatial maps, photos and reports that can be produced with the help of these inspections to collect useful information in order to increase productivity and reduce costs. Drones have already been used for remote sensing in many different types of crop and environments, with great results. In this paper, we present the process adopted for monitoring remotely saffron cultivations with the use of UAVs in the Western Macedonia region of Greece, in an effort to reduce labor and costs.