Remote Sensing for Agriculture in the Era of Industry 5.0—A Survey

Abstract

Agriculture can be regarded as the backbone of human civilization. As technology evolved, the synergy between agriculture and remote sensing has brought about a paradigm shift, thereby entirely revolutionizing the traditional agricultural practices. Nevertheless, the adoption of remote sensing technologies in agriculture face various challenges in terms of limited spatial and temporal coverage, high cloud cover, low data quality and so on. Industry 5.0 marks a new era in the industrial revolution, where humans and machines collaborate closely, leveraging their distinct capabilities, thereby enhancing the decision making capabilities, sustainability and resilience. This paper provides a comprehensive survey on remote sensing technologies and related aspects in dealing with the various agricultural practices in the Industry 5.0 (I5.0) era. We also elaborately discuss the various applications pertaining to I5.0- enabled remote sensing for agriculture. Finally, we discuss several challenges and issues related to the integration of I5.0 technologies in agricultural remote sensing. This comprehensive survey on remote sensing for agriculture in Industry 5.0 era offers valuable insights into the current state, challenges, and potential advancements in the integration of remote sensing technologies and Industry 5.0 principles in agriculture, thus paving the way for future research, development, and implementation strategies in this domain. Authors