Crop classification and growth tracking with synthetic aperture radar
US10705204B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 8, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 7, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 8, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S13/9054
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A computer-implemented method executed by one or more satellites for assessing crop development by using synthetic aperture radar (SAR) is presented. The method includes generating SAR images from scanning fields including crops, monitoring grown of the crops within the fields during a predetermined time period, and estimating a height of the crops during the predetermined time period by using interferometric information from one or more of the SAR images and tracking change in height and growth rates. The method further includes differentiating between crops in different fields by monitoring changes in the height of the crops during an entire growing season.
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