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Detection Of Nitrogen Deficiency In Potatoes Using Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems
1
D. A. Horneck,
2
D. J. Gadler,
2
A. E. Bruce,
2
R. W. Turner,
2
C. B. Spinelli,
3
J. J. Brungardt,
1
P. B. Hamm,
4
E. Hunt
1. Oregon State University
2. Boeing Research & Technology
3. ParadigmISR
4. USDA-ARS
Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) are recognized as potentially important remote-sensing platforms for precision agriculture. A nitrogen rate experiment was established in 2013 with ‘Ranger Russet’ potatoes by applying four rates of nitrogen fertilizer (112, 224, 337, and 449 kg N/ha) in a randomized block design with 3 replicates. A Tetracam Hawkeye sUAS and Agricultural Digital Camera Lite sensor were used to collect imagery with near-infrared (NIR), red and green bands with pixel sizes from 1 to 4 cm. Colored tarps were set out for each flight for an empirical calibration of digital numbers to spectral reflectances; however, the camera footprint was too small to have the tarps in each image. Two spectral indices were calculated from the color-infrared imagery, the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and the green normalized difference vegetation index (GNDVI). NDVI and GNDVI from the tarp digital numbers were correlated to NDVI and GNDVI calculated from tarp spectral reflectances. The slopes and intercepts of the calibration equations varied with the exposure time, which was set by the sensor. For images without the tarps, the exposure time was used to determine which calibration equation was used. Variation of NDVI and GNDVI over the growing season followed changes of leaf area index or plant cover. Comparison of GNDVI with NDVI was expected to enhance sensitivity to differences of leaf chlorophyll content; but only plots with the low N treatment were detectable. The value of sUAS for precision agriculture is information and its relevance to management. A first law of precision agriculture is proposed, “it’s the sensor, not the platform.”
Keyword
: UAV applications symposium
D. A. Horneck
D. J. Gadler
A. E. Bruce
R. W. Turner
C. B. Spinelli
J. J. Brungardt
P. B. Hamm
E. Hunt
Applications of UAVs (unmanned aircraft vehicle systems) in precision agriculture
Oral
2014
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