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Nutrient Deficiency Detection

- The document describes a drone application profile for nutrient deficiency detection on a fruit tree plantation. The application would provide daily multi-spectral vegetation index maps. Real-time image acquisition is highly relevant for analyzing the effects of fertilizer/irrigation management. Knowledge of remote sensing is also highly important to transmit information to farmers. Regulations in Spain require permits for commercial use, and limit flights near airports and buildings. The described application could be limited if fields are located near airports within 8 km. Overall, the provided information is useful for further developing the nutrient deficiency detection application idea.

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Nutrient Deficiency Detection

- The document describes a drone application profile for nutrient deficiency detection on a fruit tree plantation. The application would provide daily multi-spectral vegetation index maps. Real-time image acquisition is highly relevant for analyzing the effects of fertilizer/irrigation management. Knowledge of remote sensing is also highly important to transmit information to farmers. Regulations in Spain require permits for commercial use, and limit flights near airports and buildings. The described application could be limited if fields are located near airports within 8 km. Overall, the provided information is useful for further developing the nutrient deficiency detection application idea.

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WageningenX - Drones for Agriculture: Prepare and Design Your Drone (UAV) Mission

1.2.4 - Your Drone Application Profile – Part 1


Select your application

This document describes the specifications of your drone application idea. You will re-use this document in several exercises. Fill the different items mentioned
below according to the indicated exercises.

Name of your drone application ´Nutrient deficiency detection´

Type of user Agricultural engineer

Type of crop Fruit trees plantation

Type of information vegetation index map/variable rate application map/management zones

How often should this information be provided every day

What should be the spatial detail of the information multi-spectral

Other remarks concerning your application idea -

(1) Arable crops are for example potato, wheat, sugar beet etc.
(2) Variable rate application refers to a map showing the spatial variation in application of for example fertilizer or pesticides. This is a common practice in precision
agriculture.

1.5.3 - Your Drone Application Profile – Part 2


Check out the added value of drones for your application
WageningenX - Drones for Agriculture: Prepare and Design Your Drone (UAV) Mission

A. Indicate for the following advantages if they are relevant for the use of drones in your application.

Score from 1 till 5 whether it is relevant or not. 1 meaning not relevant. 5 meaning extremely relevant.

Flexibility of drones 3

Real-time image acquisition 5

Flying below the clouds 3

Deriving 3D information 2

B. Evaluate for the following limitations of drones if they will influence your application.

Score from 1 till 5 whether it is relevant or not. 1 meaning not relevant. 5 meaning extremely relevant.

Limited coverage of surface area 1

Knowledge on remote sensing chain required 5

Costs of drone and camera hardware 2

2
Deriving 3D information

C. Explain shortly why the indicated advantages and limitations are relevant for your application.

Add explanation
Real time image acquisition is extremely relevant for the ´Nutrient deficiency detection´ drone application because the goal is to analyse the effect of an ferti-
irrigation management on the plantation. Deriving 3D information is not important since the goal is to scan the plantation for nutrient deficiencies and not to
estimate the crop yield. Flexibility of drones and flying below clouds are less relevant because first the plantation is located in a mostly sunny region and second
it is easily accessible without high hills or mountains.
Knowledge on remote sensing chain is extremely relevant because requires specific professional input to transmit the knowledge to the farmer.
WageningenX - Drones for Agriculture: Prepare and Design Your Drone (UAV) Mission

1.6.2 - Your Drone Application Profile – Part 3


Relevant drone regulations

A. Check out the drone regulations for your country and describe the following items indicated below:

Country Spain

Requirements for pilot Drone pilots must maintain a distance of at least 8 kilometers (5 miles) to airports in uncontrolled airspace,
or 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) on approved BVLOS flights. Drone pilots must maintain a distance of 150
meters (492 feet) from buildings, and a distance of 50 meters (164 feet) or more from people not involved
in the flight. Liability insurance is required for commercial drone pilots.
Requirements for the drone system A permit is required for commercial drone flights. Drones may be flown up to 120 meters (394 feet) above
the ground. They may only be flown during the day. For drones with a take-off weight of less than 2
kilograms (4.4 pounds), flights may also be carried out at night as long as a flight altitude of 50 meters (164
feet) above the ground is not exceeded.
Drones must always be flown within the visual line of sight. During FPV flights a second visual observer must
monitor the drone with the eye and be in direct contact with the pilot.

B. Explain shortly if there are certain regulations which could influence the implementation of your application idea:

There is a limitation in the case that there is a field next to the airport in a distance of less than 8 kilometers.
WageningenX - Drones for Agriculture: Prepare and Design Your Drone (UAV) Mission

Evaluation
Overall evaluation of your drone application idea

Did the information items as presented above provide you with new insights on the development of your application?

Add explanation

Yes, definitely the information items gave me an idea and a direction on which parameters are important for different types of applications.

Is your drone application idea visible to develop further?

Add explanation

Yes, I think drone application could assist on a better and more sustainable usage of fertilizers.

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