Drones as functional parts of physical-cyber eco-systems

This chapter elaborates on the usage of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for multiple purposes in the sectors of open-field agriculture, forestry, and livestock farming. It provides the concept for the development of an intelligent ecosystem to address the multiple purposes feature in the light of deploying UAVs to promote sustainable digital services for the benefit of a large scope of end-users. The goal is, firstly, to optimize production and, secondly, to facilitate the additional use of the data for applications related to governance and environmental observation.