An Autonomous Robotics and Geo-Spatial Intelligence Framework for Precision Agriculture
Abstract
The agricultural sector faces growing pressures from labour shortages, rising input costs, climate variability and the imperative of sustainable resource management. This paper presents the design, implementation and evaluation of a “Robotic Agro-Analytics Platform” (RAAP) that integrates autonomous ground and aerial robotic vehicles, multi-modal sensing, data‐analytics and decision‐support tools to enable field automation and sustainable crop production. The platform utilises real-time sensor data (soil moisture, nutrient status, plant health indices, canopy structure) fused with geo-spatial and temporal analytics to generate actionable insights for precision agronomy. Autonomous robotic subsystems perform repeatable field operations (scouting, selective spraying, weeding, targeted irrigation) under the orchestration of a central analytics hub. Field experiments show that RAAP achieved reductions in input usage (water, fertiliser, herbicide) of ~ 18-25 %, while maintaining or improving yield by ~ 5-8 % compared to conventional practice. The system also delivered finer spatial resolution of field monitoring (grid size ~ 1 m²) enabling early detection of stress zones and pest-infestation patches. The proposed platform thus demonstrates how robotics plus analytics can contribute to sustainable field automation, reducing environmental impact, lowering labour dependency, and enabling data-driven agronomy. Keywords derived include robotics, agro-analytics, precision agriculture, field automation, sustainability. The wider implication is a step toward Agriculture 5. 0 ecosystems where autonomous machines, sensor networks and AI cooperate to support resilient and efficient farming.
How to Cite This Article
Penuel Enoch James (2024). An Autonomous Robotics and Geo-Spatial Intelligence Framework for Precision Agriculture . International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Growth Evaluation (IJMRGE), 5(6), 1846-1851. DOI: https://doi.org/10.54660/.IJMRGE.2024.5.6.1846-1851