Multi-temporal mapping of the vegetation fraction in early-season wheat fields using images from UAV

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 103, Issue , 2014, Pages 104-113

  Torres Sanchez J ^a   Pena J M ^a   de Castro, A I ^a   Lopez Granados F ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE AGRICULTURA SOSTENIBLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Classification; Digital camera; Early site specific weed mapping (ESSWM); Mosaicked image; Narrow row crop; Visible vegetation indices

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); CROPS; DIGITAL CAMERAS; FORESTRY; MAPPING; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

CLASSIFICATION ACCURACY; MOSAICKED IMAGE; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; REMOTE SENSING APPLICATIONS; ROW CROP; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL RESOLUTIONS; VEGETATION INDEX; WEED MAPPINGS;

VEGETATION;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; DIGITAL IMAGE; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WEED CONTROL; WHEAT;

EID: 84896137428     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2014.02.009     Document Type: Article

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