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Agricultural crop estimated date of planting

US11978250B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 2, 2021
Grant dateMay 7, 2024
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Expiry dateOct 8, 2042

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V10/751
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In an approach for determining the date of planting of a crop growing in an agricultural field, a processor receives an aerial image of one or more agricultural fields in a pre-determined geographical region. A processor selects a plurality of points from the aerial image. A processor calculates a Vegetation Index of one or more crops growing at the plurality of points selected. A processor compares the Vegetation Index calculated for the one or more crops growing at the plurality of points selected to the Vegetation Index known for a plurality of historical reference signatures. A processor generates an actual signature. A processor cross-correlates the actual signature against the plurality of historical reference signatures to measure a degree of similarity. A processor identifies the one or more crops growing in the one or more agricultural fields in the pre-determined geographical region from the cross-correlation.

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