/technologies/robotics/b/blog/posts/drones-gaining-widespread-use-in-global-agriculture-sectorA crop dusting drone. (via agweb.com) Notorious for its strict regulation around unmanned aerial vehicles, Japan is now opening up remote regions to special drone use zones. The areas of interest - efficacy of drones in monitoring crops, wildli...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/technologies/robotics/b/blog/posts/drones-gaining-widespread-use-in-global-agriculture-sectorTue, 29 Mar 2016 18:20:08 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:703d0cfa-11e8-46b0-9486-e0d2fa992968DAB1<p>I think agriculture is one area where Drones have a tremendous potential.</p><p>It takes a lot of time for a farmer to look over each field and spot subtle changes in plant health before they become a large problem.</p><p>A drone can automatically fly a prescribed route over all of the fields using a multispectral sensor, which could quickly spot changes and alert the farmer for insecticide or fertilizer issues.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>These larger drones have a lot of potential to save farmers a lot of money and time.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>DAB</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=1280&AppID=36&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">