Friday, August 18. 2006

Remote Sensing at the World Potato Congress

At the World Potato Congress in Wilder Idaho delegates are seeing the alternative to expensive and sometimes slow to deliver aerial and satellite imagery of crops. The answer? An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from Simplot Agribusiness. The potato Predator "transmits digital video and aerial photographs of fields to farmers to help spot weed, pest and watering problems." High resolution and quick turn around for small areas is a challenge for both aerial and satellite sensors. And, while the military uses UAVs, it's hard to imagine it's affordable to potato farmers.

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