Advances of Computer Vision in Precision Agriculture

Dear Colleagues,

Crossing image-based data analytics with precision agriculture in both short- and long-range modalities has been proving to be of great usefulness not only to support scientific research in the agricultural sector, but also to provide related professionals with cutting-edge decision support tools for yielding sustainably within farming contexts. Increasingly sophisticated sensors (RGB, hyperspectral, multispectral, etc.) and computer vision algorithms, either supported by classic techniques or artificial intelligence approaches, have been proposed, contributing to the digitalization and modernization of agriculture toward the 4.0 revolution. Aligned with that scope, this Special Issue welcomes original papers focusing on all types of image sensors combined with digital image processing and computer vision algorithms, including those based on deep learning, with relevant and innovative proposals applied to smart farming.

The works expected for this Special Issue may include the application of custom-made or off-the-shelf image sensors to produce agricultural-related data for which processing and computer vision algorithms will be proposed and discussed. A wide range of topics of MDPI’s Sensors are covered, including: physical sensors, remote sensors, smart/intelligent sensors, sensor devices, sensor technology and application, optoelectronic and photonic sensors, optomechanical sensors, Internet of Things, sensing systems, localization and object tracking, sensing and imaging, image sensors, vision/camera-based sensors, action recognition, machine/deep learning and artificial intelligence in sensing and imaging and 3D sensing.

Dr. Telmo Adão
Dr. Emanuel Peres
Guest Editors

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