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March 21, 2026AgronomyOpen Access

UAV-Based Soil Erosion Assessment in Mediterranean Agricultural Orchards

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TPTijs de PagterWageningen University & ResearchJCJoão Nuno Gomes Vicente CanedoAPAnton PijlMathys (Netherlands)

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Implication

Demonstrates UAV technology assessing erosion in vineyards and olive groves, highlighting implications for agricultural management.

Key Points

  • The research aims to evaluate the effectiveness of UAV imagery for monitoring soil erosion in Mediterranean agricultural systems.
  • Conducted drone flights over vineyards and olive groves.
  • Developed digital terrain models and orthomosaics using photogrammetry workflow.
  • Assessed erosion with Digital Elevation Models of Difference and field-based erosion plots.
  • Derived explanatory variables from DTMs and orthomosaics for regression analysis.
  • Found significant differences in erosion variables between management practices.
  • Identified slope and slope length as key predictors of erosion.
  • Achieved a strong explanatory power in the regression model (R² = 0.81).
  • Noted that low erosion rates challenged direct measurement from DoDs.

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Pagter et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69be36bf6e48c4981c675e4fhttps://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy16060645
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