The AgriQ: A low-cost unmanned aerial system for precision agriculture

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Highlights：

• The AgriQ, a low-cost and open-source unmanned aerial system, is presented.

• The construction of a dual-spectrum system with two low-cost cameras is detailed.

• Eight vegetation indices are computed with the visible and near-infrared data.

• Detailed information for farmers is derived by analyzing the vegetation indices.

• A comparison of the AgriQ with a commercial system shows outstanding results.

摘要

•The AgriQ, a low-cost and open-source unmanned aerial system, is presented.•The construction of a dual-spectrum system with two low-cost cameras is detailed.•Eight vegetation indices are computed with the visible and near-infrared data.•Detailed information for farmers is derived by analyzing the vegetation indices.•A comparison of the AgriQ with a commercial system shows outstanding results.

论文关键词：Low-cost system,Precision agriculture,Unmanned aerial system,Multispectral imaging

论文评审过程：Received 31 July 2020, Revised 20 April 2021, Accepted 4 May 2021, Available online 15 May 2021, Version of Record 21 May 2021.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2021.115163