DroneMapper is very pleased to announce it has teamed with Pravia, LLC in generating geo-referenced and radiometrically corrected Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) crop maps. NDVIs utilize the near infrared and visible bands to measure “green-ness” of a crop and can be used to identify crop stress. Not only will these maps be accurately geo-referenced but the radiometric correction will …

DN2K operates a unique service called MyAgCentral (shown in the illustration), a subscription-based service for growers, retailers and service providers that offers precision agricultural data and integration to key software products for managing farms. Examples of data sets include heatmaps that graphically show key farming parameters such as: crop yield, fertilizer application, ground moisture, variable rate irrigation (VRI) and Normalized Difference Vegetation …

The image below represents an ideal data collection courtesy of Morgan from New Zealand. The flight is over mountainous terrain and has large areas of homogeneous ground cover. The image footprint polygons are visible and highlight the overall quality of the data collection. Morgan provides some additional information, and tips for other operators: