Drone technology could lead to a sea-change in orchard monitoring

摘要

Members attending the Gala Club's Pre-Harvest Farm Walk were introduced to an exciting new technology, namely the UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) or drone.The military use of UAVs is becoming more widespread, notably in Middle Eastern theatres of war, and with the capital cost coming down each year, they may become as readily used as a tractor in the British countryside in the foreseeable future, and couldbeemployed as a management tool.