UAV Remote Sensing Assessment of Crop Growth

2021 ◽  
Vol 87 (12) ◽  
pp. 891-899
Author(s):  
Freda Elikem Dorbu ◽  
Leila Hashemi-Beni ◽  
Ali Karimoddini ◽  
Abolghasem Shahbazi
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Vegetation Index ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index ◽  
Crop Growth ◽  
Infrared Sensors ◽  
Digital Elevation ◽  
Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Growth Indicators

The introduction of unmanned-aerial-vehicle remote sensing for collecting high-spatial- and temporal-resolution imagery to derive crop-growth indicators and analyze and present timely results could potentially improve the management of agricultural businesses and enable farmers to apply appropriate solution, leading to a better food-security framework. This study aimed to analyze crop-growth indicators such as the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), crop height, and vegetated surface roughness to determine the growth of corn crops from planting to harvest. Digital elevation models and orthophotos generated from the data captured using multispectral, red/green/blue, and near-infrared sensors mounted on an unmanned aerial vehicle were processed and analyzed to calculate the various crop-growth indicators. The results suggest that remote sensing-based growth indicators can effectively determine crop growth over time, and that there are similarities and correlations between the indicators.

scholarly journals IMAGENS DE VEÍCULO AÉREO NÃO TRIPULADO APLICADAS NA OBTENÇÃO DO ÍNDICE DE VEGETAÇÃO POR DIFERENÇA NORMALIZADA

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-122
Author(s):  
Felipe de Souza Nogueira Tagliarini ◽  
Mikael Timóteo Rodrigues ◽  
Bruno Timóteo Rodrigues ◽  
Yara Manfrin Garcia ◽  
Sérgio Campos
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Spatial Resolution ◽  
Vegetation Index ◽  
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index ◽  
High Spatial Resolution ◽  
Spectral Response ◽  
Infrared Sensors ◽  
Aerial Vehicle ◽  
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IMAGENS DE VEÍCULO AÉREO NÃO TRIPULADO APLICADAS NA OBTENÇÃO DO ÍNDICE DE VEGETAÇÃO POR DIFERENÇA NORMALIZADA   FELIPE DE SOUZA NOGUEIRA TAGLIARINI1, MIKAEL TIMÓTEO RODRIGUES2-3, BRUNO TIMÓTEO RODRIGUES1; YARA MANFRIN GARCIA1 E SÉRGIO CAMPOS1   1 Departamento de Engenharia Rural, Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas (FCA) - Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Avenida Universitária, nº 3780, Altos do Paraíso, CEP: 18610-034, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brasil. E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] 2 Centro Universitário Dinâmica das Cataratas (UDC), Rua Castelo Branco, nº 440, Centro, CEP: 85852-010, Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brasil. E-mail: [email protected] 3 Parque Tecnológico Itaipu (PTI), Avenida Tancredo Neves, nº 6731, Jardim Itaipu, Caixa Postal: 2039, CEP: 85867-900, Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brasil. E-mail: [email protected].   RESUMO: O advento dos Veículos Aéreos Não Tripulados (VANT) como ferramenta no sensoriamento remoto possibilitou uma plataforma atuante em diferentes áreas para o mapeamento com elevada precisão e resolução. O objetivo deste estudo consistiu na análise do Índice de Vegetação por Diferença Normalizada (NDVI) para elaboração de mapa temático por meio de aerofotogrametria e fotointerpretação, com maior detalhamento da vegetação devido à altíssima resolução espacial alcançada com o uso de imagens coletadas por VANT em trecho do rio Lavapés, dentro dos limites da Fazenda Experimental Lageado no município de Botucatu-SP. As imagens foram obtidas por meio dos sensores MAPIR Survey3W RGB e Survey3W NIR/InfraRED, embarcados em VANT multirrotor 3DR SOLO. Para construção dos ortomosaicos RGB e NDVI, as imagens foram processadas no software Pix4Dmapper 3.0. O resultado do NDVI proporcionou transição bem nítidas entre os alvos bióticos (vegetação) e os alvos abióticos (corpo d'água, solo e edificações), e também entre a própria vegetação, possibilitando a distinção da vegetação de porte arbóreo, com maior vigor vegetativo, em relação a vegetação de porte herbáceo. As imagens com elevada resolução espacial coletadas por VANT, demonstraram flexibilidade de utilização, possuindo elevado potencial para o mapeamento de dinâmica da paisagem e a resposta espectral da vegetação.   Palavras-chaves: drone, índice radiométrico, sensoriamento remoto   IMAGES OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE APPLIED TO OBTAIN THE NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX   ABSTRACT: The advent of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) as a tool in remote sensing has enabled a platform acting in different areas for mapping with high precision and resolution. This study aimed to analyze the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) for the elaboration of thematic map through aerophotogrammetry and photointerpretation, with greater detail of vegetation due to high spatial resolution achieved with the use of images collected by UAV in a stretch of Lavapés river, inside the domains of Lageado Experimental Farm in the municipality of Botucatu-SP. The images were obtained through MAPIR Survey3W RGB and Survey3W NIR/InfraRED sensors, aboard a 3DR SOLO multirotor UAV. For constructing RGB and NDVI orthomosaics, the images were processed using Pix4Dmapper 3.0 software. The NDVI result provided a clear transition among biotic targets (vegetation) and abiotic targets (water, soil and buildings), and among the vegetation itself, with greater vegetative vigor, making possible the distinction of arboreal vegetation, in relation to herbaceous vegetation. The images with high spatial resolution collected by UAV demonstrated the flexibility of use, having high potential to mapping landscape dynamics and the spectral response of vegetation.   Keywords: drone, radiometric index, remote sensing.

scholarly journals Using Digital Cameras on an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle to Derive Optimum Color Vegetation Indices for Leaf Nitrogen Concentration Monitoring in Winter Wheat

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (22) ◽  
pp. 2667 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiang ◽  
Cai ◽  
Zheng ◽  
Cheng ◽  
Tian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Vegetation Index ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Vegetation Indices ◽  
Crop Growth ◽  
Digital Cameras ◽  
Status Monitoring ◽  
Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Rgb Images ◽  
N Status

Commercially available digital cameras can be mounted on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for crop growth monitoring in open-air fields as a low-cost, highly effective observation system. However, few studies have investigated their potential for nitrogen (N) status monitoring, and the performance of camera-derived vegetation indices (VIs) under different conditions remains poorly understood. In this study, five commonly used VIs derived from normal color (RGB) images and two typical VIs derived from color near-infrared (CIR) images were used to estimate leaf N concentration (LNC). To explore the potential of digital cameras for monitoring LNC at all crop growth stages, two new VIs were proposed, namely, the true color vegetation index (TCVI) from RGB images and the false color vegetation index (FCVI) from CIR images. The relationships between LNC and the different VIs varied at different stages. The commonly used VIs performed well at some stages, but the newly proposed TCVI and FCVI had the best performance at all stages. The performances of the VIs with red (or near-infrared) and green bands as the numerator were limited by saturation at intermediate to high LNCs (LNC > 3.0%), but the TCVI and FCVI had the ability to mitigate the saturation. The results of model validations further supported the superiority of the TCVI and FCVI for LNC estimation. Compared to the other VIs derived using RGB cameras, the relative root mean square errors (RRMSEs) of the TCVI were improved by 8.6% on average. For the CIR images, the best-performing VI for LNC was the FCVI (R2 = 0.756, RRMSE = 14.18%). The LNC–TCVI and LNC–FCVI were stable under different cultivars, N application rates, and planting densities. The results confirmed the applicability of UAV-based RGB and CIR cameras for crop N status monitoring under different conditions, which should assist the precision management of N fertilizers in agronomic practices.

Analysis of the spectrum and vegetation index of rice under different nitrogen levels based on unmanned aerial vehicle remote sensing

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 832-840
Author(s):  
裴信彪 PEI Xin-biao ◽  
吴和龙 WU He-long ◽  
马 萍 MA Ping ◽  
严永峰 YAN Yong-feng ◽  
彭 程 PENG Cheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Vegetation Index ◽  
Nitrogen Levels ◽  
Aerial Vehicle

scholarly journals Rapid Mosaicking of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Images for Crop Growth Monitoring Using the SIFT Algorithm

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 1226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianqing Zhao ◽  
Xiaohu Zhang ◽  
Chenxi Gao ◽  
Xiaolei Qiu ◽  
Yongchao Tian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Similarity Index ◽  
Crop Growth ◽  
Contrast Threshold ◽  
Growth Monitoring ◽  
Scale Invariant ◽  
Sift Algorithm ◽  
Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Uav Images

To improve the efficiency and effectiveness of mosaicking unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) images, we propose in this paper a rapid mosaicking method based on scale-invariant feature transform (SIFT) for mosaicking UAV images used for crop growth monitoring. The proposed method dynamically sets the appropriate contrast threshold in the difference of Gaussian (DOG) scale-space according to the contrast characteristics of UAV images used for crop growth monitoring. Therefore, this method adjusts and optimizes the number of matched feature point pairs in UAV images and increases the mosaicking efficiency. Meanwhile, based on the relative location relationship of UAV images used for crop growth monitoring, the random sample consensus (RANSAC) algorithm is integrated to eliminate the influence of mismatched point pairs in UAV images on mosaicking and to keep the accuracy and quality of mosaicking. Mosaicking experiments were conducted by setting three types of UAV images in crop growth monitoring: visible, near-infrared, and thermal infrared. The results indicate that compared to the standard SIFT algorithm and frequently used commercial mosaicking software, the method proposed here significantly improves the applicability, efficiency, and accuracy of mosaicking UAV images in crop growth monitoring. In comparison with image mosaicking based on the standard SIFT algorithm, the time efficiency of the proposed method is higher by 30%, and its structural similarity index of mosaicking accuracy is about 0.9. Meanwhile, the approach successfully mosaics low-resolution UAV images used for crop growth monitoring and improves the applicability of the SIFT algorithm, providing a technical reference for UAV application used for crop growth and phenotypic monitoring.

scholarly journals New Textural Indicators for Assessing Above-Ground Cotton Biomass Extracted from Optical Imagery Obtained via Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (24) ◽  
pp. 4170
Author(s):  
Pengfei Chen ◽  
Fangyong Wang
Keyword(s):  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Vegetation Index ◽  
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index ◽  
Biomass Estimation ◽  
Growth Stages ◽  
Spectral Indices ◽  
Green Band ◽  
Validation Data ◽  
Texture Parameters ◽  
Aerial Vehicle

Although textural information can be used to estimate vegetation biomass, its use for estimating crop biomass is rare, and previous methods lacked a mechanistic explanation for the relationship to biomass. The objective of the present study was to develop mechanistic textural indices for estimating cotton biomass and solving saturation problems at medium and high biomass levels. A nitrogen (N) fertilization experiment was established, and unmanned aerial vehicle optical images and field measured biomass data were obtained during critical cotton growth stages. Based on these data, two textural indices, namely the normalized difference texture index combining contrast and the inverse difference moment of the green band (NBTI (CON, IDM)g) and normalized difference texture index combining entropy and the inverse difference moment of the green band (NBTI (ENT, IDM)g), were proposed by analyzing the mechanism of texture parameters for biomass prediction and the law of texture parameters changing with biomass. These indices were compared with spectral indices commonly used for biomass estimation using independent validation data, such as the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI). The results showed that the proposed textural indices performed better than the spectral indices with no saturation problems occurring. The combination of spectral and textural indices using a stepwise regression method performed better for biomass estimation than using only spectral or textural indices. This method has considerable potential for improving the accuracy of biomass estimations for the subsequent delineation of precise cotton management zones.

scholarly journals Hyperspectral Remote Sensing for Determining Water and Nitrogen Stress in Maize during Rabi Season

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
H. R. Naveen ◽  
B. Balaji Naik ◽  
G. Sreenivas ◽  
Ajay Kumar ◽  
J. Adinarayana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Spectral Reflectance ◽  
Vegetation Index ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index ◽  
Hyperspectral Remote Sensing ◽  
Nitrogen Stress ◽  
Fixed Amount ◽  
Nitrogen Levels ◽  
Stress Environment

Aims/Objectives: Is to examine the use of spectral reflectance characteristics and explore the effectiveness of spectral indices under water and nitrogen stress environment. Study Design: Split-plot. Place and Duration of Study: Agro Climate Research Center, A.R.I., P.J.T.S. Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, India in 2018-19. Methodology: Fixed amount of 5 cm depth of water was applied to each plot when the ratio of irrigation water and cumulative pan evaporation (IW/CPE) arrives at pre-determined levels of 0.6, 0.8 & 1.2 as main-plot and 3 nitrogen levels viz. 100, 200 & 300 kg N ha-1 as a subplot to create water and nitrogen stress environment. Spectral reflectance from each treatment was measured using Spectroradiometer and analyzed using statistical software package SPSS 17, SAS and trial version of UNSCRABLER. Results: At tasseling and dough stages, the reflectance pattern of maize was found to be higher in visible light spectrum of 400 to700 nm whereas lower in near-infrared region (700 to 900) in both underwater (IW/CPE ratio of 0.6) and nitrogen stress (100 kg N ha-1) environment as compared to moderate and no stress irrigation (IW/CPE ratio of 0.8 & 1.2) and nitrogen (200 and 300 kg N ha-1) treatments. The discriminant analysis of NDVI, GNDVI, WBI and SR indicated that 72.2% and 66.7% of the original grouped cases and 55.6% and 38.9% of the cross-validated grouped cases under irrigation and nitrogen levels, respectively were correctly classified. Conclusion: Hyperspectral remote sensing can be used as a tool to detect and quantify the water and nitrogen stress in maize non-destructively. Spectral vegetation indices viz. Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and Green Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (GNDVI) were found effective to distinguish water and nitrogen stress severity in maize.

scholarly journals Soil use and occupation in Caracol Settlement: a multitemporal assessment using remote sensing and geoprocessing techniques

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. e30891211029
Author(s):  
Odemir Coelho da Costa ◽  
José Francisco dos Reis Neto ◽  
Ana Paula Garcia Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Vegetation Index ◽  
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index ◽  
Soil Cover ◽  
The United States ◽  
United States Geological Survey ◽  
Vegetation Landscape ◽  
Digital Elevation ◽  
Elevation Model ◽  
Gis Software

This study focused on the application of remote sensing and geoprocessing techniques to quantify the agroecological use of Caracol settlement area in order to quantify the vegetated areas, as well as the use and occupation of the soil in the years 2000, 2010 and 2020, in the months of May of each year. To achieve the objectives, computational tools (Quantum GIS software) were used, as well as data from Landsat 5 and 8 satellites, bands 3 and 4, 4 and 5 respectively. Vector data from the database of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), a Digital Elevation Model (DEM), from the United States Geological Survey (USGS/NASA) for evaluation of the watersheds were also used. For vegetation analysis, as well as temporal evolution, the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) was used, with this it was possible to evaluate by means of thematic maps and tables containing the quantification and classification of vegetation and soil cover. It was evident in the present study that there were significant changes in the vegetation landscape over two decades, through anthropic activity by settled families, that were responsible for such changes in the use and soil cover of Caracol settlement.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Organic Camelina Crop Under Different Tillage Systems and Fertilization Types Using Proximal Remote Sensing

2020 ◽  
Vol 77 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Foteini ANGELOPOULOU ◽  
Evangelos ANASTASIOU ◽  
Spyros FOUNTAS ◽  
Dimitrios BILALIS
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Vegetation Index ◽  
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index ◽  
Vegetation Indices ◽  
Crop Growth ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Tillage Systems ◽  
Minimum Tillage ◽  
Spectral Vegetation Indices ◽  
Crop Parameters

A field experiment was conducted in Southern Greece to assess Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and Red-Edge Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDRE) in estimating Camelina’s crop growth and yield parameters under different tillage systems (conventional and minimum tillage) and organic fertilization types (compost, vermicompost and untreated control). A proximal canopy sensor was used to measure the aforementioned Spectral Vegetation Indices (SVIs) at different days after sowing (DAS). Camelina presented the highest values of NDVI and NDRE under compost fertilization (0.63 and 0.22 accordingly) and minimum tillage system (0.50 and 0.18 accordingly). Additionally, the highest correlations between the measured crop parameters and NDVI, NDRE were achieved at leaf development to early flowering stage. Moreover, NDRE presented the highest correlation with seed yield (R2=0.60, p<0.05) and thus it is suggested for estimating Camelina’s productivity instead of NDVI. Finally, further research is needed for adopting the use of remote sensing technologies on predicting Camelina’s crop growth and yield.

A Practical UAV Remote Sensing Methodology to Generate Multispectral Orthophotos for Vineyards

2019 ◽  
pp. 271-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam J. Mathews
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Spectral Reflectance ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Spectral Information ◽  
Digital Cameras ◽  
Individual Bands ◽  
Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Best Fit

This paper explores the use of compact digital cameras to remotely estimate spectral reflectance based on unmanned aerial vehicle imagery. Two digital cameras, one unaltered and one altered, were used to collect four bands of spectral information (blue, green, red, and near-infrared [NIR]). The altered camera had its internal hot mirror removed to allow the sensor to be additionally sensitive to NIR. Through on-ground experimentation with spectral targets and a spectroradiometer, the sensitivity and abilities of the cameras were observed. This information along with on-site collected spectral data were used to aid in converting aerial imagery digital numbers to estimates of scaled surface reflectance using the empirical line method. The resulting images were used to create spectrally-consistent orthophotomosaics of a vineyard study site. Individual bands were subsequently validated with in situ spectroradiometer data. Results show that red and NIR bands exhibited the best fit (R2: 0.78 for red; 0.57 for NIR).

Analysis of the spectrum and vegetation index of rice under different nitrogen levels based on unmanned aerial vehicle remote sensing

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 832-840
Author(s):  
裴信彪 PEI Xin-biao ◽  
吴和龙 WU He-long ◽  
马 萍 MA Ping ◽  
严永峰 YAN Yong-feng ◽  
彭 程 PENG Cheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Vegetation Index ◽  
Nitrogen Levels ◽  
Aerial Vehicle
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