The purpose of this paper is to review the development and the state of the art in desiccation
cracking characterization methods and review the desiccation cracking behaviors of soils …

This review reports the recent state of the art in the field of mobile robots applied to precision
agriculture. After a brief introduction to precision agriculture, the review focuses on two main …

Soil moisture (SM) is a key hydrologic state variable that is of significant importance for
numerous Earth and environmental science applications that directly impact the global …

Dielectric properties are crucial in understanding the behavior of water within soil,
particularly the soil water content (SWC), as they measure a material's ability to store an …

In this study, we set up a new drone-borne ground-penetrating radar (GPR) for soil moisture
map**. The whole radar system weighs 1.5 kg and consists of a handheld vector network …

Routine inspection and maintenance are critical for the proper functioning of civil
infrastructures such as bridges, pavements and underground structures. Civil infrastructures …

The growing interest in the maintenance of favorable soil structure is largely motivated by its
central role in plant growth, soil ecological functioning, and impacts on surface water and …

Applications of ground penetrating radar (GPR) in soil surveys promise cost and time
benefits together with the possibility of repeating surveys at the same locations due to the …

Soil moisture sensing is one of the most important components in smart agriculture. It plays a
critical role in increasing crop yields and reducing water waste. However, existing …

Information on the spatiotemporal variability of soil properties and states within the
agricultural landscape is vital to identify management zones supporting precision agriculture …