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  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
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16 Pages

22 May 2014

The use of ceptometers and digital hemispherical photographs to estimate Plant Area Index (PAI) often include biases and errors from instrument positioning, orientation and data analysis. As an alternative to these methods, we used an In-Situ Monitor...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue LiDAR and Other Remote Sensing Applications in Mapping and Monitoring of Forests Structure and Biomass)
  • Article
  • Open Access
43 Citations
8,683 Views
15 Pages

Automated In-Situ Laser Scanner for Monitoring Forest Leaf Area Index

  • Darius S. Culvenor,
  • Glenn J. Newnham,
  • Andrew Mellor,
  • Neil C. Sims and
  • Andrew Haywood

14 August 2014

An automated laser rangefinding instrument was developed to characterize overstorey and understorey vegetation dynamics over time. Design criteria were based on information needs within the statewide forest monitoring program in Victoria, Australia....

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Agriculture and Forestry: Sensors, Technologies and Procedures)
  • Article
  • Open Access
50 Citations
11,350 Views
23 Pages

An Approach for Route Optimization in Applications of Precision Agriculture Using UAVs

  • Kshitij Srivastava,
  • Prem Chandra Pandey and
  • Jyoti K. Sharma

18 September 2020

This research paper focuses on providing an algorithm by which (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) UAVs can be used to provide optimal routes for agricultural applications such as, fertilizers and pesticide spray, in crop fields. To utilize a minimum amount o...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Feature Papers of Drones)