In some embodiments, a method for managing growing crops in a crop growing farm includes operating one or more unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to fly over a plurality of sections of a crop growing farm. The UAVs are fitted with a plurality of cameras equipped to generate images in a plurality of spectrums. The plurality of sections of the crop growing farm grow crops of one or more types or varietals. The method further includes taking a plurality of aerial images of the sections of the vineyard in the plurality of spectrums, using the plurality of cameras, while the UAVs are flying over the plurality of sections of the crop growing farm, and executing an analyzer on a computing system to machine analyze the plurality of aerial images for anomalies associated with growing the crops of the one or more types or varietals. The machine analysis takes into consideration topological information of the crop growing farm, as well as current planting information of the crop growing farm.


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    Title :

    Crop management method and apparatus with autonomous vehicles


    Contributors:
    MCCALL KEITH (author) / NELSON TRINA (author)

    Publication date :

    2020-09-22


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    A01G Gartenbau , HORTICULTURE / B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / G06Q Datenverarbeitungssysteme oder -verfahren, besonders angepasst an verwaltungstechnische, geschäftliche, finanzielle oder betriebswirtschaftliche Zwecke, sowie an geschäftsbezogene Überwachungs- oder Voraussagezwecke , DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTING PURPOSES / G06V



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