Remote Sensing for Precision Agriculture: Sentinel-2 Improved Features and Applications
The use of satellites to monitor crops and support their management is gathering increasing attention. The improved temporal, spatial, and spectral resolution of the European Space Agency (ESA) launched Sentinel-2 A + B twin platform is paving the way to their popularization in precision agriculture...
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| author | Joel Segarra Maria Luisa Buchaillot Jose Luis Araus Shawn C. Kefauver |
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| description | The use of satellites to monitor crops and support their management is gathering increasing attention. The improved temporal, spatial, and spectral resolution of the European Space Agency (ESA) launched Sentinel-2 A + B twin platform is paving the way to their popularization in precision agriculture. Besides the Sentinel-2 A + B constellation technical features the open-access nature of the information they generate, and the available support software are a significant improvement for agricultural monitoring. This paper was motivated by the challenges faced by researchers and agrarian institutions entering this field; it aims to frame remote sensing principles and Sentinel-2 applications in agriculture. Thus, we reviewed the features and uses of Sentinel-2 in precision agriculture, including abiotic and biotic stress detection, and agricultural management. We also compared the panoply of satellites currently in use for land remote sensing that are relevant for agriculture to the Sentinel-2 A + B constellation features. Contrasted with previous satellite image systems, the Sentinel-2 A + B twin platform has dramatically increased the capabilities for agricultural monitoring and crop management worldwide. Regarding crop stress monitoring, Sentinel-2 capacities for abiotic and biotic stresses detection represent a great step forward in many ways though not without its limitations; therefore, combinations of field data and different remote sensing techniques may still be needed. We conclude that Sentinel-2 has a wide range of useful applications in agriculture, yet still with room for further improvements. Current and future ways that Sentinel-2 can be utilized are also discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9710a1886cf54ac8b20a7776a7a527b42023-11-19T23:15:31ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952020-05-0110564110.3390/agronomy10050641Remote Sensing for Precision Agriculture: Sentinel-2 Improved Features and ApplicationsJoel Segarra0Maria Luisa Buchaillot1Jose Luis Araus2Shawn C. Kefauver3Integrative Crop Ecophysiology Group, Plant Physiology Section, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, SpainIntegrative Crop Ecophysiology Group, Plant Physiology Section, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, SpainIntegrative Crop Ecophysiology Group, Plant Physiology Section, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, SpainIntegrative Crop Ecophysiology Group, Plant Physiology Section, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, SpainThe use of satellites to monitor crops and support their management is gathering increasing attention. The improved temporal, spatial, and spectral resolution of the European Space Agency (ESA) launched Sentinel-2 A + B twin platform is paving the way to their popularization in precision agriculture. Besides the Sentinel-2 A + B constellation technical features the open-access nature of the information they generate, and the available support software are a significant improvement for agricultural monitoring. This paper was motivated by the challenges faced by researchers and agrarian institutions entering this field; it aims to frame remote sensing principles and Sentinel-2 applications in agriculture. Thus, we reviewed the features and uses of Sentinel-2 in precision agriculture, including abiotic and biotic stress detection, and agricultural management. We also compared the panoply of satellites currently in use for land remote sensing that are relevant for agriculture to the Sentinel-2 A + B constellation features. Contrasted with previous satellite image systems, the Sentinel-2 A + B twin platform has dramatically increased the capabilities for agricultural monitoring and crop management worldwide. Regarding crop stress monitoring, Sentinel-2 capacities for abiotic and biotic stresses detection represent a great step forward in many ways though not without its limitations; therefore, combinations of field data and different remote sensing techniques may still be needed. We conclude that Sentinel-2 has a wide range of useful applications in agriculture, yet still with room for further improvements. Current and future ways that Sentinel-2 can be utilized are also discussed.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/10/5/641Sentinel-2remote sensingprecision agriculturecrop monitoring |
| spellingShingle | Joel Segarra Maria Luisa Buchaillot Jose Luis Araus Shawn C. Kefauver Remote Sensing for Precision Agriculture: Sentinel-2 Improved Features and Applications Agronomy Sentinel-2 remote sensing precision agriculture crop monitoring |
| title | Remote Sensing for Precision Agriculture: Sentinel-2 Improved Features and Applications |
| title_full | Remote Sensing for Precision Agriculture: Sentinel-2 Improved Features and Applications |
| title_fullStr | Remote Sensing for Precision Agriculture: Sentinel-2 Improved Features and Applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Remote Sensing for Precision Agriculture: Sentinel-2 Improved Features and Applications |
| title_short | Remote Sensing for Precision Agriculture: Sentinel-2 Improved Features and Applications |
| title_sort | remote sensing for precision agriculture sentinel 2 improved features and applications |
| topic | Sentinel-2 remote sensing precision agriculture crop monitoring |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/10/5/641 |
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