IMAGE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES USED IN SOIL MOISTURE ANALYSIS
TEHNICI DE PROCESARE A IMAGINII UTILIZATE ÎN ANALIZA UMIDITĂTII SOLULUI
DOI : https://doi.org/10.35633/inmateh-58-16
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Abstract
The agricultural sector is one of the most important in the world, having a strategic role in the development of humanity. Image processing methods associated with computational mathematical algorithms are widely used today, having applications in many branches of agriculture, closely related to technologies used in precision farming. To achieve increased crop productivity, a number of conditions need to be met. From these, soil moisture has an important role. This is necessary to be continuously monitored to assure the adequate quantity of water for optimal production. In this context, in the paper is proposed a method for soil humidity analysis. These provide an indirect and qualitative soil moisture evaluation method using aerial image processing, in two phases: image acquisition using a drone and the second phase – image processing using a MATLAB algorithm.
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