TS-076584 — A drone-enabled technology for auditing irrigation performance across golf courses, athletic fields,
agricultural l
and, parks,
and other managed l
andscapes. The system combines aerial sensor data with geospatial mapping
and intelligent analysis to generate visual irrigation-audit maps
and indicators
of water-distribution uniformity
and system efficiency. This approach may reduce the time
and field labor required for conventional irrigation audits while helping users identify uneven watering
and irrigation components that may need attention.
Researchers at The Ohio State University are developing a method and software workflow for evaluating irrigation-system performance using drone-mounted thermal imaging and geospatial analysis. The approach captures thermal imagery of turf surfaces before, during, and after an irrigation cycle. The i…
