Efficient Crop Monitoring and Targeted Plant Protection with Agricultural Drones
Agricultural drones enable the rapid and precise detection of crop damage, pest infestations, and nutrient deficiencies – even across large areas.
They capture high-resolution imagery that can be used to calculate vegetation indices, such as for assessing plant vitality, soil moisture, or growth density.
This provides farmers with reliable data to implement targeted measures and promote resource-efficient cultivation.
Multispectral cameras capture not only visible light but also wavelengths in the near-infrared (NIR) spectrum. Based on this data, the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) can be calculated — a key indicator used to assess plant vitality and overall health. This allows anomalies, nutrient deficiencies, and pest infestations to be detected at an early stage and treated in a targeted and efficient manner — if necessary, even through the use of a spraying drone.
Based on the field analysis, crop protection agents can be applied precisely and as needed using spraying drones. This approach conserves resources in two ways: pesticides are used only where necessary, and manual labor is significantly reduced. Even challenging terrains – such as steep slopes in vineyards – pose no problem for drone operations.
Drones equipped with thermal imaging cameras can reliably detect and rescue wild animals before mowing or harvesting operations begin. Fawns, in particular, are at risk as they instinctively remain motionless instead of fleeing when threatened. The use of drones not only protects wildlife but also helps prevent crop damage and legal consequences for farmers and hunting leaseholders.
Drones equipped with thermal imaging cameras can reliably detect and rescue wild animals before mowing or harvesting operations begin. Fawns, in particular, are at risk as they instinctively remain motionless instead of fleeing when threatened. The use of drones not only protects wildlife but also helps prevent crop damage and legal consequences for farmers and hunting leaseholders.
For precise surveying, agricultural areas can be accurately predefined using a waypoint function. The multicopter then automatically follows these routes, capturing all relevant data and images along the way. The collected information provides a reliable basis for planning, management, and budgeting in agriculture and forestry.
Using the NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index), plant health can be assessed accurately and across large areas.
In forestry, drones can detect bark beetle infestations in spruce forests at an early stage, as affected tree crowns show distinct infrared reflections.
Equipped with NIR cameras, agricultural drones can also identify nutrient deficiencies, insufficient irrigation, and pest infestations.
In environmental protection, drones provide valuable insights as well – for example, by detecting and documenting wildlife damage to vegetation.
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