Interpretation of aerial photography for argiclultural application purposes

The usefulness of remotely sensed data for agricultural purposes being undisputed; comparatively few attempts have been made hitherto to ensure their practical application. With special reference to aerial photography, the existing gap between pedological/hydrogeological and photogram metrical evaluations is yet to be closed. Training of agronomists experienced in the field of plant production, plant protection and rural land use and settlement planning is a basic need to fulfil existing requirements, especially in developing countries. Interdisciplinary cooperation between different branches of applied natural sciences will pave for rapid and thorough improve merits in agricultural production for human benefit. Improvements in management techniques like irrigation, plant protection and fertilization can be achieved as well as in the evaluation of potential cultivation of hitherto unused land. Other applications include soil mapping, livestock estimation and agricultural census. Examples to the work done hitherto concerning these subjects are given.