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The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCAE) is introducing a new project to survey and map agricultural areas using unmanned aerial vehicles or drones.
MoCCAE invited several professional drone companies in the UAE to carry out the pilot phase of the project.
Commencing in the second week of June, this phase will include surveying and mapping Wadi Al Khib area (500 sqm) in the emirate of Fujairah via the cutting-edge technology.
Commenting on the announcement, Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, said, “Using a drone-enabled aerial mapping system is the ideal
solution to generate high-resolution, highly efficient aerial data, including topographic mapping, contouring, vector mapping and textured 3D city models. This data will be systematically analysed to produce accurate statistical information that is updated constantly.
“We hope through this project to create a highly accurate agricultural database that supports decision making and forward planning — particularly important if we are to achieve outstand-
ing outcomes in precision agriculture,†he added.