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AUVSI 2014: UAS set for major agricultural impact

14th May 2014 - 20:22 GMT | by Joyce de Thouars in Orlando

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Utilisation of UAS could have a major impact on operations in the agriculture sector and generate increased profitability, industry experts have predicted.

The agriculture industry is becoming one of the fastest-growing commercial customers for UAS as the awareness of its benefits continues to spread, delegates at the AUVSI Unmanned Systems event heard on 14 May.

UAVs can be deployed for a variety of tasks ranging from crop distress monitoring to the aerial application of pesticides. For example, accurate prediction of yield could help agricultural business to increase its profitability, experts said.

‘The prediction of yield could lead to savings on

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