Pasture management using unmanned aerial vehicles and challenges for their application

Abstract

Currently, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) based remote sensing technology is receiving huge attentions for their utilization in pasture management. However, there are still some challenges to consider, such as operation safety, data management, and analytical method of image data. In this study, in order to explore the potential usefulness of UAV in pasture management, the following subjects were discussed: (1) the usage situation in pasture management and the camera (sensor) requirements, (2) the current advances in UAV technologies and examples of research in pasture, and (3) the issue to be solved in future.