After pushing through the daunting 10,709 foot Hayden pass, the San Luis Valley (SLV) stretched out for miles below us. The Cessna 172’s windshield failed to contain the vast landscape, guarded on all sides by snow-capped mountains, and both pilot and passenger found themselves craning their necks to take in the view. The area is truly unique, featuring a diverse …

A common task for an Agronomist is the creation of management zones or "area's of interest" based on the available data. The data could be an aerial imagery collection in NIR, yield data from a terrestrial collection, EC soil samples, or a combination of all. Historically, a large amount of research has been devoted to automating the process of extracting appropriate …