Weed detection by UAV as part of intelligent monitoring

 

Here we are working on detecting hogweed, which is spreading at an enormous rate. At this stage, we have come to the conclusion that the most convenient tool for monitoring is a drone equipped with cameras using machine deep learning techniques. We first collect data from a conventional Rgb and multispectral camera and then train our model using transfer learning techniques. Even with just one RGB camera on board, the monitoring performance does not degrade.