High throughput canopy characterization of a commercial apple orchard using aerial RGB imagery

Rapid assessment of fruit crop canopy attributes is essential to drive orchard management decisions. Therefore, this study was aimed to estimate canopy volume from high throughput aerial imagery. A small unmanned aerial system with a consumer-grade visible range (RGB) camera was flown in grid missions at 45 m above ground level (1.3 cm/pixel) and camera inclinations of 90° and 65° from vertical, r...