Applications of low altitude remote sensing in agriculture upon farmers' requests-A case study in northeastern Ontario, Canada

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2014, Pages

  Zhang, Chunhua ^a   Walters, Dan ^b   Kovacs, John M ^b  

^a ALGOMA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NIPISSING UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CASE STUDY; COST CONTROL; CROP MANAGEMENT; CROP PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGING AND DISPLAY; IMAGING SOFTWARE; IMAGING SYSTEM; INFESTATION; INSECT INFESTATION; LAND DRAINAGE; LOW ALTITUDE REMOTE SENSING; NEAR INFRARED IMAGERY; OPTICAL IMAGERY; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; REMOTE SENSING; TRAINING; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE IMAGERY; WEATHER; ALTITUDE; ANIMAL; CROP; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSECT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

FERTILIZER;

AGRICULTURE; ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FARMERS; FERTILIZERS; INSECTS; ONTARIO; REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84915746969     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0112894     Document Type: Article

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