Monitoring the crop from a fixed position using cameras can not only avoid the drawbacks of satellites (cloud cover, sun-synchronous) and drones (regulations, maintenance), but can also pick up new applications of imaging sensors in crop and soil monitoring, for example by working with timelapses and being better able to respond to data from before and after treatments. Robotisation and algorithms for decision support benefit from good data.
TOIS provides a high-quality data stream that is directly usable for processing in simulations (scenarios) or calculations (decision support). This form of data collection has been little applied in crop monitoring. The use of cameras has been demonstrated more often, but not yet or rarely with multi- or hyperspectral cameras, and certainly not under oblique measurement conditions. This project makes the difference by developing a new device and a new measurement method with this advanced technology.
Towered Imaging Sensors requires (the name says it all) infrastructure to position the camera correctly. One possibility is to make use of existing infrastructure, such as wind turbines, high-voltage masts, buildings and other infrastructure, or possibly dedicated masts.
For this project and as a Proof-of-Concept, we will initially look at sports fields. In the Netherlands, the management of grass for sports fields is of great importance to facilitate sports as well as possible, both from an injury perspective and also to create a (literally) equal playing field. By collaborating with the KNVB, we will see how TOIS contributes to improving the grass management. The developed knowledge will also be installed at the 4 demo-companies (Reusel, Lelystad, Hengelo, Randwijk) to look at specific crops.
The project lasts two years and comes with a roadmap to further develop and roll out this technology.
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