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Vegetation vigor map
What is a Vegetation Vigor map?
A Vegetation Vigor Map shows the spatial distribution of photosynthetic activities from plants within an area of interest. The map is produced using proprietary algorithms to take advantage of the spectral, spatial and temporal attributes of coarse, medium and high spatial resolution satellite imagery.
How can the map be used?
The map is used to plan scouting programs by identifying potential problem areas within the area of interest, usually indicated by extreme plant vigor areas (low and high) on the map. The scout is then directed to those extreme areas to quickly identify the cause (soil fertility, irrigation, insect or pest) of the anomaly, thus saving time and money. Calibrated to vegetation attributes such as total biomass, vegetation health, Leaf Area Index (LAI) and chlorophyll index, the map can help vegetation managers devise strategies for increased health and diversity. The map can also be used to support fertilizer, irrigation, pest and herbicide application decisions.
Field level crop canopy moisture variation.
What is a Crop Canopy Moisture map?
A Crop Canopy Moisture Map shows the spatial variation in above ground crop moisture for an area of interest defined by the customer. The map is produced using proprietary algorithms and taking advantage of the spectral and spatial attributes of medium spatial resolution satellite imagery.
How can the map be used?
The canopy moisture map is used to support irrigation management for crops such as cotton as excess and insufficient soil moisture are both known to cause fruit shed. Multi-temporal imagery collected during critical growth stages will show the spatial variation of canopy moisture over the field can be used to irrigate or stop irrigation of areas of the field under water stress.
Crop moisture content is critical for yield quality storage and processing requirements. For most crops, knowledge of moisture content is important for irrigation management and harvest decisions. Most cotton farmers are currently adopting a blanket irrigation application. This approach has environmental implications including leaching of chemicals and is costly. GeoSpatial Partners canopy moisture map is used to support site-specific irrigation, reducing cost and nutrient leaching.
Vineyard subdivided to allow detailed management of individual rows or blocks for increase productivity and yield quality.
What is a Vineyard map?
A Vineyard Map shows individual rows or blocks within a vineyard and their relative vigor. The map is produced using proprietary algorithms to take advantage of the spectral, spatial attributes of high spatial resolution satellite imagery.
How can the map be used?
Vineyard Map can be imported into a hand held GPS for field scouting to rapidly locate problem areas (stress) within the fields (generally at low and high plant vigor) and to take action through fertilizer, irrigation or herbicide application after the cause of the problem is identified. The map can also be used to locate field areas deserving pruning (generally areas with high vigor) to increase sunlight intercepted by fruit thereby improving fruit quality.
A high resolution imagery is used to delineate individual tree and locate missing ones. Associated database including scout information is used to assess tree condition over time. The map can be used to support field scouting, replanting and pruning decisions.
What is a Tree Crop map?
A Tree Crop Map shows the contour of individual trees within a field and their relative vigor. The map is produced using proprietary algorithms to take advantage of the spectral, spatial attributes of high spatial resolution satellite imagery.
How can the map be used?
Tree Crop Map can be imported into a hand held GPS for field scouting to rapidly locate problem areas (stress) within the fields (generally at low plant vigor) and to take action through fertilizer, irrigation or herbicide application after the cause of the problem is identified. The map can also be used to locate field areas deserving pruning (generally areas with high vigor) to increase sunlight intercepted by fruit thereby improving fruit quality.
Product value
Current management consists of sending scouts on the field to randomly search problem areas, which is time consuming costly and inefficient. GeoX21's Tree Crop Map is used to plan scouting programs by identifying potential problem areas in the field, usually indicated by extreme plant vigor areas (low and high) on the map. The scout is then directed to those extreme areas to quickly identify the cause (soil fertility, irrigation, insect or pest) of the anomaly, thus saving time. The map can be calibrated for import into variable rate applicators to apply the recommended amount of fertilizer, water, herbicide, or pesticide at the exact area where the problem was detected, significantly saving in inputs cost when compared to blanket applications.
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