Richard Ha writes:
This is how normal banana plants look from 400 feet, 200 feet and 60 feet in the air.
Aerial observation will be a great help in controlling the Banana Bunchy Top Virus (BBTV).
It’s amazing how much technology can help agriculture. In a few days, the team will identify markers of infected BBTV plants so they can be identified using infrared cameras.
There is no free lunch; subsidies only go so far. Farmers know that they need rely on themselves more and more in the future.
You will have data overload with IR. That is a good baseline, picking a specific area then going straight up. Looked up the laws for personal air space and there really are none. The FAA maintains sovereign rights above 500 feet. 500 feet and lower is uncontrolled open airspace, if the type of aircraft is allowed (very light and slow), and if the use is not hazardous or criminal. A personal UAV is going to be very beneficial to the farmer.