Thanks to the application introduced by Huawei in Austria, agricultural lands are scanned with 5G drones and analyzed in detail, and the factors that negatively affect the product are determined based on location. The analysis part of the application with artificial intelligence is carried out by a team of 12 Turkish engineers at Huawei Turkey R&D Center.

Huawei continues to work with its business partners to provide sustainable solutions in agriculture. One of the most recent projects in this area was introduced at the “5G Smart Agriculture Tour” event organized by Huawei on October 4 in Austria. In collaboration with the unmanned aircraft company Dronetech, Huawei introduced a project that will prevent environmentally harmful applications such as spraying, fertilization and irrigation, which are more than necessary in agricultural areas.

The drones, which will provide direct data with the 5G-based visual transmission technology developed by Huawei, will observe the agricultural areas and provide the necessary data to spray only in the necessary areas and in sufficient quantities. Aircraft, which will scan large areas, will be able to transmit large amounts of data in real time that can be obtained from here. In this way, agricultural areas that need intervention or research are quickly accessible and the development of the products is monitored in real time.

In the second phase of the project, the Huawei Turkey R&D Center is operational

In the project where 5G, artificial intelligence and internet of things technologies were used together, the artificial intelligence data interpretation software developed by Huawei Turkey R&D Center played an important role. A team of 12 Turkish engineers has been working on this problem for five months at its headquarters in Ümraniye, Istanbul. The analyzes the team will develop will help farmers identify harmful factors such as small insects, monitor crop condition and predict crop development; It will ensure that the use of water, chemicals and pesticides is done at efficient and environmentally friendly rates.

Andreas Reichhardt, Director-General of Telecommunications, Postal Services and Mining, Austrian Ministry of Finance, in his assessment; “Huawei and Dronetech’s project for the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in agriculture is a first for Austria. Here we want to analyze the evolution of products with real-time image diagnostics. In this way we strive for efficient harvesting processes and increasing product quality. As we do all this, we want to capitalize on the opportunities of the digital transformation era. To do this, we needed an infrastructure provided by 5G technology.”

Erich Manzer, Vice President of Huawei Austria‘s rating is as follows; “5G has been developed for three key application areas: high bandwidth, low latency and the ability to connect millions of devices. Integrating unmanned aerial vehicles with 5G technology is extremely important for resource efficiency.”

The biggest challenge of using 5G supported unmanned aerial vehicles in agriculture is represented as network coverage areas. Today, 5G networks are mostly designed for end users who are located at ground level or indoors. The development process for high-quality coverage areas for unmanned aerial vehicles that routinely fly 50 meters above the ground is expected to continue in the coming period.

Source: (BYZHA) – Beyaz News Agency