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10Role of Satellites in Agriculture

Prashant Johri¹, Kanta Prasad Sharma², Aadrit Chauhan¹, Sunilkkhatri¹

¹ School of Computer Science and Engineering, Galgotias University Uttar Pradesh, India

² Computer Engineering and Application , GLA University Mathura, India

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Abstract

There has been an immense amount of development in the field of agriculture during the last two decades and one of the major areas of technology which have made it possible is remote sensing technologies. Satellite imagery has proved to be a boon for precision agriculture and has increased production efficiency as well as aided farmers with the help of machine learning and big data to make the right decision at the right time. This chapter reviews the role of satellites in agriculture and how big data analysis can give amazing results, hence contributing to the national economy. Furthermore, the advantages and disadvantages of these technologies along with the challenges that lie ahead are discussed and how the future of these technologies will help the agricultural sector.

Keywords: Remote sensing, agriculture, big data, machine learning

10.1 Introduction

The agriculture sector in India contributes about 16% to the GDP and is the third largest contributor after the Services and Production sector. India is investing in the latest technologies to come up with new methods to increase the revenue of this sector. ...