Survey for Producers

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Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), more commonly known as 'drones', have increased in popularity in recent years with practical use for commercial applications. The BC Ministry of Agriculture, in collaboration with the Government of Canada through Growing Forward 2 federal-provincial-territorial initiative, is interested in your perspective on the use of UAVs in agriculture and how the technology is, or can be, best used by the industry.

1. Have you ever used or considered using UAVs for agricultural operations?

Yes

Not sure

Clear selection

2. If you have used UAVs for agriculture, did you find the service provided was useful?

Yes

Not sure

Clear selection

3. Do you think that the use of UAVs in agriculture is an effective tool for the industry?

Yes

Not sure

Clear selection

If you answered No, what are the reasons why you feel UAVs are not an effective tool in agriculture?

4. What are your top 3 concerns when it comes to crop health on your farm?

For your top 3 concerns above, how many man-hours would you say you spend on each task every week?

5. Which of the following UAV based products for agriculture would you be interested in (check all that apply)?

Nutrient mapping

Yield mapping

Disease detection

Water and drought related stresses

Vegetation height mapping

None

Other:

6. Do you think that UAVs have a place in the agriculture industry?

Yes

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7. What sort of crops do you grow?

8. Are there any crop types that you think information from UAVs would be most useful?

9. Do you feel you have a good understanding of the services that UAVs can provide? (1 - Poor Understanding, 5 - Good Understanding)

Nutrient mapping:

Yield Mapping:

Disease Detection:

Water and drought related stresses:

Vegetation height mapping:

Clear selection

10. Do you feel that information on UAV services is readily available?

Yes

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If not, is there any way that the you think information could be made available to producers?

11. What other aspects of crop production would you be interested in exploring with UAVs?

12. Do you feel that using UAVs in agricultural operations is something that you or your employees have time for?

Yes

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13. Currently UAV operations in Canada must be conducted within visual line of sight of the operator or a spotter. Do you think that allowing UAVs to be operated beyond the visual line of sight of its operator would make it easier to use UAVs in agriculture?

Yes

Clear selection

14. Are you concerned about privacy issues when UAVs are used?

Yes

Clear selection

15. Are you concerned about how UAVs may influence the safety of your employees?

Yes

Clear selection

16. Are you concerned about how UAVs may interfere with other aircraft in the area?

Yes

Clear selection

17. Are you concerned about how animals in the area (livestock, birds, or wild animals, etc.) may react in response to UAV operations?

Yes

Clear selection

Acknowledgements:

Funding for this project has been provided by the Governments of Canada and British Columbia through Growing Forward 2, a federal-provincial-territorial initiative, and is being conducted by InDro Robotics and Madrone Environmental Services Ltd under the auspices of the BC Ministry of Agriculture through Research Program GSAGF2-430, with the current phase results to be reported in March 2017; and full project reporting in March 2018'

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