This assignment is conducted by Fakrul Kabir (Reg.11-05-2573) & S.M. Zubair Al-Meraj (Reg.11-05-2581)

Monday, May 26, 2014

Aerial Digital Imaging for Agricultural Applications

High Eye Aerial Imaging Inc provides NDVI Imaging services for Ontario's agriculture industry. Our ability to make frequent flights means that images can be taken across different dates to see how a crop / turf has changed over time. Change detection images allow a crop or turf manager to quickly determine if the crop / turf is growing uniformly or if problems exist that are causing the vegetation stress. 


Actionable information that NDVI imaging can provide:
• Chlorophyll levels

• Plant stress and health
• Fertilizer Optimization
• Nitrogen Management Solutions
• Insect and pest plant diagnostics
• Plant disease diagnosis
• Forrest Analysis
• Plant Identification
• Develop farm plan
• Guide cultivation plan
• Guide pruning
• Develop harvest plan based on vigor

Utilizing UAVs for Digital Imaging Analysis (DIA)

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are an exciting new remote sensing tool capable of acquiring high spatial resolution data. Our UAVs are capable of collecting hyper resolution visible, multispectral, and thermal imagery for application in Precision agriculture. Traditional modes of data collection are not well suited to the detection of subtle but important changes in plant structure given low spatial resolutions. 

Mapping with UAVs has the potential to provide imagery at an unprecedented spatial resolution. Our UAVs have several payload options including visible imagery, which is processed using feature matching and photogrammetric techniques to create Digital Surface Models (DSMs). A thermal infrared camera can be used to map soil moisture enabling assessment of irrigation efficiency, and multispectral camera enables the calculation of vegetation indices that relate to vegetation vigour and health.

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