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Providing Professional Development To Educational Professionals For Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Uavs) In Agriculture., Ashley Cromer, Tyson Sorensen, Kelsey Hall

Applied Sciences, Technology, and Education Student Research

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also called drones, have been used commercially since the early 1980s. Today however, practical application for UAVs are expanding faster than ever in a variety of industries. UAV technology has given the agriculture industry the possibility of a technological makeover. Specifically, UAVs give the opportunity for improved crop supervision, soil and field analyses, and the ability to more closely and timely monitor crops (Mazur & Wisniewski, 2016). In order to keep up with increasing demands, agriculture has to utilize every technology available to the industry. Based on a global report published by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), the market …