Drones Technology for Agriculture

UAVs or drones have a number of applications in agriculture. For example, small Drones/UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Systems) are employed  for crop observation, crop monitoring, field analysis and map generation through aerial surveys.Students will learn to plan an end-to-end mission (from image acquisition to data visualisation) for a specific drone application. With the growing market of available software and 'mission planning tools', this module will give learners the knowledge and understanding of their usage and limitations.  The focus of the module is on acquiring and analysing information using drones.  Learning to fly a drone is not the purpose of the programme, but students will learn about regulations through the Open Category A2 Training which will qualify them to register with the Irish Aviation Authority. 

1. Describe how drones can be adopted for agricultural applications including for the attainment of the sustainable development goals.

2. Select the appropriate combination of drone types and sensors for a given application.

3. Identify the relevant legislation and safety issues for a relevant application.

4. Plan a mission for a drone application.

5. Generate a report from the data acquired during a mission.