Drones-of-the-Future in Agriculture 5.0 – Automation, integration, and optimisation

Amr Adel, Reddy Pullanagari, Noor H.S. Alani, Mohammad Al-Rawi, Syeda Fouzia and Bettina Berger

Agricultural Systems, 2026, vol. 231, issue C

Abstract: The adoption of drones within Agriculture 5.0 is transforming farming into a service-oriented and data-driven system. This study provides a state-of-art review of Drone-as-a-Service (DaaS), evaluating applications across crop monitoring, soil assessment, livestock surveillance, harvest forecasting, and post-harvest logistics.

Keywords: Drone-as-a-Service (DaaS); Agricultural drones; Precision agriculture; Autonomous farming systems; Drone-based crop monitoring; AI in agriculture (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2025.104543

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