UAV remote sensing: NDVI analysis in Danongdafu plantation

Remote sensing and ecology are fields that, with the development of new and better technologies, are commonly found together nowadays. This study analyzed the possible applications, implications and main sources of interferences of UAV remote sensing by utilizing a commercial NDVI camera (Sentera NDVI single sensor) and testing its overall performance in characterizing vegetation in the Danongdafu plantation site (Hualien, Taiwan). The results showed an overall performance with a correlation level (R2) of 0.77 when comparing values obtained with UAV and data obtained with a reflectometer. This permitted to differentiate areas with different ranges of NDVI value within the area surveyed. Nonetheless, a deeper study at a leaf-level suggested that final NDVI values obtained did not correspond to values derived from a more accurate equipment (UniSpec-SC spectrometer).Máster Universitario en Ingeniería Agronómica por la Universidad Pública de NavarraNekazaritza Ingeniaritzako Unibertsitate Masterra Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa