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Improve Decision Making & Preserve YIELD 600/200 Seed Placement Nitrogen Deficit Alert Economic threshold exceeded Seed Selection Yield Gap 200/60 Vegetation Growth VE V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 V11 V12 VT Reproductive Growth R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6
Today we have a fourth BREAK-THROUGH technology Yield Improvement Transformational Events
Catalyst of the BREAK-THROUGH Technology Annual UAS Forecasted Sales (October 2013) Advanced Sensors Mounted on UAS (Unmanned Aerial System)
The plant is the SENSOR 30,000 sensors/a providing data We measure the plant to understand what the plant is telling us Stand (Population & Variability) Nitrogen Water Diseases Pests Seed selection Practices Operator performance Equipment performance Etc.
Unleash the KNOWLEDGE Leverage farmer s existing data Farmers have tons of data but don't know what to do with it. Not very useful or timely
Core Technology Imagery and Analysis Shape Size Color
The Plant is the Sensor Measuring what we can not see with our eyes What sensors see What our eyes see Sudden Death Syndrome Bacterial Wilt
Detect Yield Issues Earlier 1 Detected +30 Days +45 Days +60 Days 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 Healthy 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0 Wavelength
Stand Original View June 20, 2013 Corn @ ~V5, 20 rows Planted @ 34,000ppa Cass County, ND
Stand Detected Crop June 20, 2013 Corn @ ~V5, 20 rows Planted @ 34,000ppa Cass County, ND Plant
Stand Gaps Quantified Gap Length (ft) Number of Gaps Total Feet of Row Missing Acreage Missing Percent 1 3 Gaps 2,413 3,801 0.1454 12% 3 7 Gaps 430 1,828 0.0699 6% > 7 Gaps 110 1,290 0.0494 4% Total 2,953 6,919 0.2647 22% Plants Per Acre Average Stand Across this Acreage (ppa) 26,520 Missing Stand (ppa) 7,480 June 20, 2013 Corn @ ~V5, 20 rows Planted @ 34,000ppa Cass County, ND >7 Gap 3-7 Gap 1-3 Gap
Stand Entire Field Quantified June 20, 2013 Corn @ ~V5, 20 rows Planted @ 34,000ppa Cass County, ND
Measure Seed Vigor/Emergence Variability Boss Laggard Runts Boss Laggard Boss Already there are differences that will be with the plant the full year, which will impact the yield
The Farmer Receives Answers. Not Data Not pretty pictures! Stand Alert: 63.2 acres on Wedinger 10 g g b g g g g g g b b r b b r g b r b b g r r r g r g b r b g g g g r b r r r g r r r r r g b b r g r b g g g g b g g g g b r r b b b r r r r r b r r r r r g g g b g g g g r b g b g r r g b r r b r r b b b g g g g g g g g g r r g r r r r r r r r r r r r g g r g g g g g g g g r r r r r r r r r r r r r r g r b g g g g g g g g g g r g b r r r r b r r r r r r r r r r b r r b r r g g g g g g g g r g r r r r r b r r b b r r r b r r r r r g b g r g g g g g g g g g b b g b r b r g b b r r r r r r b r g r r b b b g g g g g g g g g b b b b r b r g r r r r r r r g g b r r r r g b g g g g g g g g g b r g b r r r g g b r r r b g b g b b r r g r r g g g g g g g g g r g b b b r b r b r r r r r b g g b g r b r r r g g g g g g g g g g g g g g b r b r r r r r b g g b g g r r r r r g g g g g g g g g b g b g b b b r r r r r b g g b r b r g r r r r g g g g g g g g b b b b g g g g r r r r b b b b r b r r b r g r r g g g g g g g g b b b r b r r r r r b r b g b r b r r r r b r r r g g g g g g g b b r r b r r r r r r g g g b r r r b r r r b r r r g g g g g g g b r b r r r r r b r b g b b b r b r r r r r r r r r g g g g g g g b r r r r r r b r r b b r r r r b r r r r r r b r r g g b g g b b r r r r r r b r r b g b b r r b b r r b r r g r r b g g g g b b b r r b r r g b g g b b r r b r r r r r r r r r r b r g g g b g b r r r r r b r b b b r b r r r r r r r r b r r r r r r g g b b b r r r r r b g b g b r b r r b r r g r g b g r b r r b r g b b b r r r r r b r b g b b r r b r r b r g b g b r r r r b r r b b b r r b r r b g g b b b g r r r r b r r r g b g g r r r r r r Economic Threshold Exceeded Alert Crop Consultant Export Shape File to Planter
The Farmer Receives Answers. Not Data Not pretty pictures!
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Crop Status UAV, Other Views Farm Intelligence 2 Data CLU NAIP Soils Satellite Weather Farmer Provided Exported As Planted Fertility Other Operations Yield INPUTS Farm Software APEX, Field Works, Ag Leader, etc. DATA SCIENCE DECISIONS g g b g g g g g g b b r b b r g b r b b g r r r g r g b r b g g g g r b r r r g r r r r r g b b r g r b g g g g b g g g g b r r b b b r r r r r b r r r r r g g g b g g g g r b g b g r r g b r r b r r b b b g g g g g g g g g r r g r r r r r r r r r r r r g g r g g g g g g g g r r r r r r r r r r r r r r g r b g g g g g g g g g g r g b r r r r b r r r r r r r r r r b r r b r r g g g g g g g g r g r r r r r b r r b b r r r b r r r r r g b g r g g g g g g g g g b b g b r b r g b b r r r r r r b r g r r b b b g g g g g g g g g b b b b r b r g r r r r r r r g g b r r r r g b g g g g g g g g g b r g b r r r g g b r r r b g b g b b r r g r r g g g g g g g g g r g b b b r b r b r r r r r b g g b g r b r r r g g g g g g g g g g g g g g b r b r r r r r b g g b g g r r r r r g g g g g g g g g b g b g b b b r r r r r b g g b r b r g r r r r g g g g g g g g b b b b g g g g r r r r b b b b r b r r b r g r r g g g g g g g g b b b r b r r r r r b r b g b r b r r r r b r r r g g g g g g g b b r r b r r r r r r g g g b r r r b r r r b r r r g g g g g g g b r b r r r r r b r b g b b b r b r r r r r r r r r g g g g g g g b r r r r r r b r r b b r r r r b r r r r r r b r r g g b g g b b r r r r r r b r r b g b b r r b b r r b r r g r r b g g g g b b b r r b r r g b g g b b r r b r r r r r r r r r r b r g g g b g b r r r r r b r b b b r b r r r r r r r r b r r r r r r g g b b b r r r r r b g b g b r b r r b r r g r g b g r b r r b r g b b b r r r r r b r b g b b r r b r r b r g b g b r r r r b r r b b b r r b r r b g g b b b g r r r r b r r r g b g g r r r r r r Problems Mapped Analysis & Benchmark In-season Proactive Alerts Stand Alert: 63.2 acres on Wedinger 10
Research Data Integrate University Research Farm
2014 Recommended Service Levels Corn Stage Reason for Data Collection Recommended Altitude Pre-Plant Soils, tillage, tile and drainage 400 feet V2 V3 Stand count and gap analysis 200 feet V6 Observe crop fertility for side dress options 200 300 feet V8 V9 Observe crop for additional nitrogen needs 400 feet V12 R1 Observe tassel stage for maturity difference 400 feet Pre-Harvest Observe dry down and stand consistency 400 feet Post-Harvest Observe tillage practices 400 feet Post Storm Determine wind, hail, flood damage 200 feet Soybean Stage Reason for Data Collection Recommended Altitude Pre-Plant Soils, tillage, tile and drainage 400 feet V1 V2 Stand count and gap analysis 200 feet V4 R1 Stand count and gap analysis 300 feet R3 Observe growth variability 400 feet R3 Two weeks after stage Observe growth variability 400 feet Pre-Harvest Observe dry down and stand consistency 400 feet Post-Harvest Observe tillage practices 400 feet Post Storm Determine wind, hail, flood damage 200 feet
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What Matters! Sensors Accuracy Ease-of-use
Vireo Family of Micro Payloads All micro payloads <150 grams HiDef Gimbal 720p video 10Mpix snapshots Infrared Gimbal 640x480 video Image enhanced Precision Agriculture Multi-spectral Mosaics, Geo Maps EO Gimbal Standard Def Fully stabilized