Fruit quantity measurement system and method

A fruit quantity measurement method performed by a monitoring server that performs a fruit tree monitoring function for a fruit tree region, the fruit quantity measurement method comprising:

• a) acquiring GPS information about the fruit tree region, and generating a flight plan for at least one unmanned aerial vehicle for fruit tree recognition based on the acquired GPS information;
• b) transmitting a flight control signal to the unmanned aerial vehicle for moving the unmanned aerial vehicle to air above a predetermined fruit tree based on the flight plan of the unmanned aerial vehicle;
• c) identifying a predetermined fruit tree by receiving an RF signal transmitted from an RF transmitter installed in the fruit tree through the unmanned aerial vehicle, and matching and storing unique identification information of the predetermined fruit tree and location data;
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• d) receiving fruit tree images through the unmanned aerial vehicle, analyzing the fruit tree images, measuring the fruit quantity for each fruit tree, and storing fruit counting information.

A monitoring server, comprising:

• a communication unit configured to perform a communication function with an unmanned aerial vehicle flying over a fruit tree region or a user terminal authorized in advance;
• and
• a memory in which a program for performing a fruit quantity measurement method for the fruit tree region is recorded;
• and a processor configured to execute the program,
• wherein the processor is connected to the unmanned aerial vehicle through a communication network by execution of the program to receive GPS information and an RF signal from the unmanned aerial vehicle, match and store location data for each fruit tree provided from the unmanned aerial vehicle, analyze the fruit tree image, measure a number of fruits for each fruit tree, store fruit counting information, and provide the stored location data or fruit counting information for each fruit tree according to a request from the user terminal.