Crop Pest Management with an Aerial Imaging System

by

Yubin Lan, Yanbo Huang, Daniel E. Martin, W. Clint Hoffmann

Contact: Dr. Yubin Lan   e-mail: yubin.lan@ars.usda.gov

Summary:

This research is to apply a newly developed aerial imaging system on an agricultural aircraft to develop an airborne multi-spectral remote sensing method for more effective crop pest management. A MS4100 multi-spectral imaging system, a Terrahawk system, and a radiometer for normalizing images, were used for acquiring the images. The whole system is an integrated turnkey multispectral imaging system for easy-to-use practical application in production agriculture. Features include the computer, camera automation, navigation software, GPS integration, and roll, pitch, and yaw camera stabilization. The acquired imagery was processed to present the potential for crop pest management applications.

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