Comparative detection of simulated disease in a vineyard.
We aimed to compare the performance of UAVs and existing surveillance practises (human inspection) to detect a simulated disease in a Victorian vineyard.
- Surveillance staff had a high rate of detection of all levels of infected leaves whilst only intensive visual inspection of high resolution RBG imagery could identify infected vines.
- The estimated cost of on-ground inspections by surveillance staff is cheaper than UAV imagery with the additional benefit of immediate feedback about possible infected vines.
However, if the detectability of the plant pest is lower, or the time spent per inspection per plant increases then UAVs could become more cost-effective. In addition the combined use of UAVs to fly over large areas and to identify regions or parts of the crop that require more detailed inspection by ground staff could be more effective.
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