Remote sensing multivariate cropland management apparatus and method of use thereof comprising crop health data set and crop management recommendations
US10674654B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 31, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 25, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01C23/042
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention comprises a method and apparatus for managing cropland comprising the steps of: (1) wirelessly linking a remote sensing platform to a ground based communication system; (2) spatially resolving into a set of locations a ground matrix area using optics of the remote sensing platform; (3) optically measuring for each member of the set of locations: first reflected cropland radiation in a visible range using the remote sensing platform, second reflected cropland radiation in a near-infrared range, and emitted radiation in an infrared range of 2500 to 12,000 nm; (4) generating a crop health data set for each set of locations using the combined remote sensing data; (5) repeating the steps of spatially resolving and optically measuring to periodically update the crop health data set; and (6) communicating the specific crop management recommendations to a farm treatment system.
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