Drone Aided Thermal Mapping for Selective Irrigation of Localized Dry Spots

We report a smart irrigation system that allows selective of localized dry spots in an agricultural field. The proposed uses quadcopter drone equipped with Thermal Infrared (TIR) camera and GPS module to generate georeferenced thermal images indicate the area location survey area. Drones navigate acquire aerial images, which are then processed by onboard edge intelligence along flight data (GPS coordinates, altitude, direction). Smart sprinklers deployed on field able wirelessly receive coordinates so they can be irrigated selectively. A terrestrial unit generates pattern for using pre-trained machine learning (ML) model varying head rotation angle ( $\theta$ ) water flow control valve angle( notation="LaTeX">$\emptyset$ sprinkler.