In today’s increasingly data-driven world, imagery providers ranging from satellites to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are becoming popular tools for analyzing crop conditions and aiding in-season agricultural management decisions.

Images obtained from satellites, manned contract flights and UAV flights can potentially reveal a variety of crop issues including soil variations, pest and fungal infestations not apparent from the field edge, planter skips, compaction, etc.

Plus, there is the health angle — you don’t have to physically walk...