The Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in Landscape Planning: The case of Smart Farming in an Agricultural Landscape

Abstract

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are transforming both landscape planning and smart farming by delivering high-resolution, flexible, and cost-effective spatial data. This paper synthesizes current applications of UAVs in ecological monitoring, land-use planning, and precision agriculture, emphasizing their role in bridging farm-level management with regional planning goals. Drawing from recent advances in sensors, machine learning, and participatory approaches, the paper integrates a field-based case study from Adana, Türkiye, where UAV multispectral and thermal imagery were employed in wheat fields under controlled irrigation and nitrogen regimes. This Mediterranean example demonstrates how UAV-based monitoring can provide empirical evidence for linking farm-level diagnostics to landscape-scale resilience planning. The study concludes with methodological and governance insights for embedding UAV workflows into climate-resilient land-use systems.

Keywords

• Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
• landscape planning
• climate resilience
• land use
• smart farming

Supporting Institution

European Union ERASMUS+ Program

Project Number

ERASMUS+ 2023-1-DE01-KA220-HED-000166720

Ethical Statement

The authors wish to acknowledge the financial support by the European Union’s ERASMUS+ Program under the Grant Number 2023-1-DE01-KA220-HED-000166720 (Smart Farming).

Thanks

The authors wish to acknowledge the financial support by the European Union’s ERASMUS+ Program under the Grant Number 2023-1-DE01-KA220-HED-000166720 (Smart Farming).

Peyzaj Planlamada İnsansız Hava Araçlarının (İHA) Kullanımı: Tarımsal Bir Peyzajda Akıllı Tarım Örneği

Abstract

İnsansız Hava Araçları (İHA’lar), yüksek çözünürlüklü, esnek ve maliyet etkin mekânsal veriler sağlayarak hem peyzaj planlamasını hem de akıllı tarımı dönüştürmektedir. Bu makale, İHA’ların ekolojik izleme, arazi kullanım planlaması ve hassas tarımdaki güncel uygulamalarını sentezlemekte; tarımsal uygulamalar ile bölgesel planlama hedefleri arasında köprü kurmadaki rollerini vurgulamaktadır. Sensör teknolojileri, makine öğrenmesi ve katılımcı yaklaşımlardaki son gelişmeleri vurgulayan bu çalışma, Adana (Türkiye)’da yürütülen ve kontrollü sulama ile azot uygulamaları altında buğday tarlalarında İHA tabanlı çok bantlı (multispektral) ve termal görüntülerin kullanıldığı saha temelli bir vaka çalışmasını bütüncül biçimde ele almaktadır. Bu Akdeniz örneği, İHA tabanlı izlemenin tarımsal alanlar düzeyindeki tanısal bulguların peyzaj ölçeğinde dirençlilik (dayanıklılık) planlamasıyla ilişkilendirilmesine ampirik kanıtlar sağlamak üzere bir örnek olarak seçilmiştir. Çalışma, İHA tabanlı iş akışlarının iklime dayanıklı arazi kullanım sistemlerine entegre edilmesine yönelik metodolojik ve yönetişimsel çıkarımlar ile sonuçlanmaktadır.

Keywords

• insansız hava araçları (İHA)
• peyzaj planlama
• iklim dirençliliği
• alan kullanımı
• akıllı tarım

Supporting Institution

Avrupa Birliği ERASMUS+ Programı

Project Number

ERASMUS+ 2023-1-DE01-KA220-HED-000166720

Ethical Statement

Yazarlar, Avrupa Birliği ERASMUS+ Programı kapsamında 2023-1-DE01-KA220-HED-000166720 (Smart Farming) hibe numarası ile sağlanan mali destek için teşekkür eder.

Thanks

Yazarlar, Avrupa Birliği ERASMUS+ Programı kapsamında 2023-1-DE01-KA220-HED-000166720 (Smart Farming) hibe numarası ile sağlanan mali destek için teşekkür eder.

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