Unmanned aircraft system (UAS) technology and applications in agriculture

Agronomy

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2019, Pages

  Hassler, Samuel C ^a   Baysal Gurel, Fulya ^a  

^a TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerial imaging; Precision agriculture; Remote sensing; Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); Unmanned aircraft system (UAS)

Indexed keywords

EID: 85073409110     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/agronomy9100618     Document Type: Review

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