Method for the advance optical capture of a field area to be worked

Abstract

The disclosure relates to advance optical capture of a field area. An agricultural work vehicle is equipped with a first imaging sensor unit. A remote-controllable drone is equipped with a second imaging sensor unit. A first field area portion lying ahead in the direction of travel is captured by the first imaging sensor unit. A second field area portion lying ahead in the direction of travel is captured by the second imaging sensor unit. A relative position and/or orientation of the two imaging sensor units is ascertained by a position-determining unit. Image data provided by the first and second imaging sensor units is transmitted to a control unit. Taking into account the ascertained relative position and/or orientation of the two imaging sensor units, the control unit merges the image data to generate a complete view of the two captured field area portions, represented visually via a graphic user interface.

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