Review Article

Application and Potential of Drone Technology in Oil Palm Plantation: Potential and Limitations

Table 2

Summary of drone application in plantation.

Literature workObjectiveTaskTechnical characteristics and payload

[49] [50]To detect the drainage pipeFor a monitoring purposesVIS-C, MS, and TIR camera
[51]To monitor the vegetation levelFor a monitoring purposesCamera
GNSS
IMU
LiDAR
Multispectral
[52]Monitoring vegetation stateFor a monitoring purposesCamera
Compass
First person view platform
FlightCTRL
GPS system
GSM modem
Magnetic
Multispectral
NaviCtTRL
[53]Evaluation water stressFor a monitoring purposes3-axis accelerometer
8 GPS system
Digital compass
FlightCtrl
NaviCtrl
Pressure sensor
Storing device
Thermal sensor
[54]Monitoring vegetation stateFor a monitoring purposesIMU
LiDAR
Multispectral sensor
Single-board computer
[55]Spraying with consideration of climate conditionsFor a spraying processSpraying device
[56]Spraying fruits and treesFor a spraying processBarometer
IMU
Magnetometer
Multispectral sensor
Servos
Spraying device
[57]Estimating chlorophyll densityFor a monitoring purposesAutonomous power supply
Control switches
GPS system
Hyperspectral sensor
LCD screen
Storing device
[58]Oil palm harvest predictionFor a data acquisition20.2 mega pixel digital camera
[59]Palm tree detectionFor a data acquisitionPanasonic Lumix G3 with a 20 mm lens