POSSIBILITIES OF USING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE SYSTEMS IN AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES

INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE, CULTURE AND ACADEMIC RESEARCH CONGRESS IN GLOBAL WORLD, İstanbul, Türkiye, 11 - 12 Eylül 2021, cilt.1, ss.57-58

With the development of technology and the use of the concept of sustainability in all areas of our lives,

innovative applications have started to gain momentum. The fact that our country is an agricultural

country and the acceleration of these innovative approaches has enabled the use of precision agriculture

practices in agricultural activities in the recent period. Precision agriculture; it is a new management

approach and a method that aims to minimize the damage in agriculture. One of these precision

agriculture applications is unmanned aerial vehicles, in which aircraft and image processing

technologies are used and provide great convenience in estimating both before and after the management

of these activities. The use of these vehicles in agriculture forms the infrastructure of the data to be used

in precision agriculture. Remote sensing and plant monitoring techniques; Detection of diseases and

pests in plants, water stress, detection, yield/maturity estimation, weed, flora detection, control of water

resources and surveillance of workers are also passive practices. With the help of high-resolution

cameras on these vehicles, information can be obtained on many subjects. Thus, faster, more accurate

and low-cost data can be produced in agricultural areas. Considering agricultural activities, yield

estimations and weed predictable applications can increase the productivity of these activities. In this

study, the general characteristics, studies and usage possibilities of these unmanned aerial vehicles that

can be used in agricultural activities are examined. In addition, information was given about the role of

unmanned aerial vehicles in the future of sustainable agriculture and agricultural production potentials

in achieving the desired targets.