Uncrewed aerial systems in water resource management and monitoring: a review of sensors, applications, software, and issues

V Mishra, R Avtar, AP Prathiba… - Advances in Civil …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Uncrewed aerial systems (UASs) are becoming very popular in the domain of water
resource mapping and management (WRMM). Being a cheaper and quicker option capable …

Remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) in agriculture: A pursuit of sustainability

A Ahmad, J Ordoñez, P Cartujo, V Martos - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
The current COVID-19 global pandemic has amplified the pressure on the agriculture sector,
inciting the need for sustainable agriculture more than ever. Thus, in this review, a …

UAV-based multi-sensor data fusion and machine learning algorithm for yield prediction in wheat

S Fei, MA Hassan, Y Xiao, X Su, Z Chen, Q Cheng… - Precision …, 2023 - Springer
Early prediction of grain yield helps scientists to make better breeding decisions for wheat.
Use of machine learning (ML) methods for fusion of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-based …

Updated soil salinity with fine spatial resolution and high accuracy: The synergy of Sentinel-2 MSI, environmental covariates and hybrid machine learning approaches

X Ge, J Ding, D Teng, J Wang, T Huo, X Jin, J Wang… - Catena, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil salinization is the main source of global soil degradation. It has impeded progress
towards sustainable development goals (SDGs) by threatening 20% of irrigated areas …

Deep learning based regression for optically inactive inland water quality parameter estimation using airborne hyperspectral imagery

C Niu, K Tan, X Jia, X Wang - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
Airborne hyperspectral remote sensing has the characteristics of high spatial and spectral
resolutions, and provides an opportunity for accurate and efficient inland water qauality …

The effect of drought on vegetation gross primary productivity under different vegetation types across China from 2001 to 2020

X Wu, R Zhang, VA Bento, S Leng, J Qi, J Zeng… - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
Highlights Two drought indices (SPEI and VPD) were used to characterize the degree of
dryness/wetness. The water deficit represented by two drought indices was mostly …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the capability of Gaofen-5 hyperspectral data for assessing soil salinity risks

X Ge, J Ding, D Teng, B Xie, X Zhang, J Wang… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil salinization has hampered the achievement of sustainable development goals (SDGs)
in many countries worldwide. Several countries have recently launched hyperspectral …

Estimating agricultural soil moisture content through UAV-based hyperspectral images in the arid region

X Ge, J Ding, X Jin, J Wang, X Chen, X Li, J Liu, B Xie - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-based hyperspectral remote sensing is an important
monitoring technology for the soil moisture content (SMC) of agroecological systems in arid …

UAV-based hyperspectral and ensemble machine learning for predicting yield in winter wheat

Z Li, Z Chen, Q Cheng, F Duan, R Sui, X Huang, H Xu - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Winter wheat is a widely-grown cereal crop worldwide. Using growth-stage information to
estimate winter wheat yields in a timely manner is essential for accurate crop management …

Comparison of bagging, boosting and stacking algorithms for surface soil moisture mapping using optical-thermal-microwave remote sensing synergies

B Das, P Rathore, D Roy, D Chakraborty, RS Jatav… - Catena, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil moisture information is key to irrigation water management, drought monitoring, and
yield prediction. It plays a vital role in the water cycle and energy budget between the earth's …