Table 4.
Category costs for traditional ground and UAV in field yield monitoring.
| Area (ha) | Survey time (h) | Survey cost ($) | Elaboration time (h) | Elaboration cost ($) | Time (h) | UAV ($) | Total Cost ($) | Cost excluding UAV ($) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | 5 | 2.1 | 33.6 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 36.3 | 36.3 | |
| 10 | 4.2 | 67.2 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 72.4 | 72.4 | ||
| 50 | 20.8 | 332.8 | 1.7 | 26.7 | 22.4 | 359.6 | 359.6 | ||
| UAV | 5 | 0.2 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 16.0 | 1.0 | 206.7 | 227.5 | 20.8 |
| 10 | 0.4 | 9.6 | 1.7 | 34.0 | 2.1 | 206.7 | 250.3 | 43.6 | |
| 50 | 1.7 | 40.8 | 8.3 | 166.0 | 10.0 | 206.7 | 413.5 | 206.8 | |