Soil Salinity Prediction Using Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems under Semi-Arid Environments Irrigated with Salty Non-Conventional Water Resources

Soil water regime and water concervation efficiency in a non-irrigated semi-arid environment

Small Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (drones)

Comparative Study among Different Semi-Empirical Models for Soil Salinity Prediction in an Arid Environment Using OLI Landsat-8 Data

Salt-affected soils, caused by natural or human activities, are a common environmental hazard in semi-arid and arid landscapes. Excess salts in soils affect plant growth and production, soil and water quality and, therefore, increase soil erosion and land degradation. This research investigates the performance of five different semi-empirical predictive models for soil salinity spatial distribu...

Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems as a Rhinoceros Anti-Poaching Tool in Africa

Over the last years there has been a massive increase in rhinoceros poaching incidents, with more than two individuals killed per day in South Africa in the first months of 2013. Immediate actions are needed to preserve current populations and the agents involved in their protection are demanding new technologies to increase their efficiency in the field. We assessed the use of remotely piloted...

Surface reflectance mapping using interferometric spectral imagery from a remotely piloted aircraft

DASI characteristics: Compactness (pod is ~0.3m W x ~1.2m L), light weight, low power, rugged design, simplicity of operation Achieves spectral discrimination by 2-beam interference Spectral range: 0.45 to 0.80 m m Spectral resolution: ~250 cm-1 (10 nm at 0.65 m m) Cross-track FOV: 11 deg, 240 elements Surface spatial resolution: ~5 m typical Configured for remote operation Analysis: 20 regions...