Soil moisture mapping using a drone-borne Ground Penetrating Radar
Type de document
thesis
Langue source
Anglais
Titre français
Titre anglais
Soil moisture mapping using a drone-borne Ground Penetrating Radar
Auteur(s)
- DEHEM Margot
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Autre(s)
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T5462A9L
Version
3222
Date ajout
8 janvier 2021 17:06
Date modification
12 avril 2021 15:57
Résumé anglais
Today, the leading consumer of freshwater is agriculture, and it is consuming up to 70% of the extracted
volume. Considering a predicted population increase of 30% by 2050 along with a 70% increase in
food production, a major challenge for the coming decades will be to innovate and find smart solutions
to sustainably manage water consumption for agriculture. With that in mind, a drone-borne Ground
Penetrating Radar (GPR) designed to produce high resolution soil moisture maps is in development in the
GPRLouvain research center. This tool is meant to rapidly provide soil water content data and could be
used in precision agriculture or variable rate irrigation once it is finalised. This Covid19-impregnated thesis
was not able to treat high volumes of soil moisture data in order to analyse spatial and temporal variability,
but it provides a wide bibliographical review of the technology and presents the method and results for
the two measurement campaigns. The results seemed quite consistent and serve as proof that there is a
bright future for excellent results in soil water content monitoring using drone-borne GPR.
Note
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CRAW tags
- AB - Transversal
- FREDO biologie et travail du sol
- FREDO technologie et innovation
- GEO Belgique
- GEO Wallonie
- drone
- tool
WEB tags
Date caractères
2020
Date publication
1 janvier 2020
Url publication