Land sensing lab

The Land Sensing lab is a proximal sensing laboratory equipped with low-flying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and in-situ spectrometers capable of obtaining qualitative and quantitative information on cultivated surfaces or individual plants by measuring the electromagnetic radiation (emitted, reflected or transmitted) that interacts with the physical surfaces of interest.

The laboratory deals with all the fundamental phases of remote sensing techniques:

data acquisition with multispectral, hyperspectral or thermal sensors;
data processing with creation of digital images;
support in the interpretation and use of data in the appropriate analysis.

Area: agricultural engineering

FLIR T1030 PORTABLE THERMAL CAMERA for high resolution HD (1024 x 768) and high frequency (30 frames per second) thermal imaging. The system is also equipped with an accessory for streaming lossless HD data at 120 Hz with HSI (High Speed Interface).
• Portable SPETTRORADIOMETER RS-5400 operating in the spectral range 350-2500nm, provides high resolution and high sensitivity for proximal sensing applications, suitable for in field and laboratory measurements. Leaf clip accessory for leaf analysis available.

Specific sensors for low-flying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs):

MAIA S2 MULTISPECTRAL CAMERA for 9-band multispectral image acquisition. This is a lightweight "operational" sensor suitable for use on UAVs, which is in a range of use and cost compatible with production scenarios.
THERMAL CAMERA FLIR DUO PRO R 640 for acquiring both high resolution thermal images and RGB images. The camera is suitable for the detection of crop water stress through aerial thermographic surveys.
INTEGRATED HYPERSPECTRAL-LIDAR CAMERA SYSTEM. The hyperspectral camera operates in the spectral range 400-1000 nm. This technology is suitable for high spectral resolution analysis of cultivated surfaces and plants. In the spectral range it acquires information that can be associated with plant and soil characteristics. LiDAR allows the detection of the canopy and soil, analysing their shape and size.

The laboratory offers the possibility of the following low-flying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and in-situ surveys:

multispectral
hyperspectral
thermographic
LiDAR.

Through specific photogrammetry software and thanks to a high hardware calculation capacity, it is possible to process:

multispectral images,
hyperspectral images
thermal images
3D point clouds
vegetation indexes (NDVI, SAVI, ARVI, etc.)
georeferenced orthophotos
digital elevation models.

Access to the workshop is by appointment only, accompanied by authorised personnel.
Fees and access arrangements are defined according to specific requests.