Object-based spatiotemporal analysis of vine canopy vigor using an inexpensive unmanned aerial vehicle remote sensing system

Journal of Applied Remote Sensing

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Mathews, Adam J ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

canopy vigor; object based image analysis; precision viticulture; remote sensing; unmanned aerial vehicle

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

CANOPY VIGOR; NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX; OBJECT BASED IMAGE ANALYSIS; PRECISION VITICULTURE; REMOTE SENSING SYSTEM; REMOTELY SENSED IMAGERY; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL RESOLUTIONS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 84911471943     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19313195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.JRS.8.085199     Document Type: Article

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