Use of Drones in Agriculture and Its Future

Abstract

Agriculture is both a vital sector of activity for the sustainability of life and strategic field of activity for provides raw materials to non-agricultural sectors and contributes to national income and employment. The use of new techniques or devices in agriculture, which emerged with the rapid development of technology, makes agricultural applications easier and more effective. The use of drones in agriculture, which is one of the most popular technological developments in recent years, has become widespread and its use is increasing even more with the addition of new application areas. The popularity of drones and their use in agriculture also attract the attention of those from different disciplines other than agriculture. Due to the insufficient technical knowledge of those in different disciplines on agriculture, false information or ineffective use of drones in agriculture may occur. In this study, information is given about the drone and its components, the advantages and disadvantages of the drone, the cameras and sensors that can be used with the drone. Then, the use of drones in agriculture today is explained with sample applications and predictions are presented with the use of drones in agriculture in the future. In addition, explanations were made about the use of drones in agriculture, some misinformation and ineffective use.