Drones are revolutionizing the agricultural industry at a scale not seen since the introduction of internal combustion engines. Rhino Environmental provides the geo-spatial data needed to run a modern farm by using small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) equipped with multi-spectral sensors.
Multi-spectral sensors use visible and invisible wavelength light to collect agricultural geo-spatial data, which digitizes all aspects of crop management.
Vegetation Indices (VIs) analyze the reflectance properties of vegetation across the wavelength spectrum. When comparing reflectance of two or more wavelengths in agronomic application, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and Normalized Difference Red Edge Index (NDRE) are generally used.
The NDVI compares the relationship of red light and near infrared light reflected or absorbed by vegetation to determine the level of photosynthetic activity.
The NDRE compares the ratio of near infrared and edge of red spectrum light. NDRE is used to determine the level of chlorophyll in vegetation. VIs can also be used to determine levels of water, pigments, carbon and nutrients.
Contact us today to find out how our sUAS fleet can help you analyze vegetation health, define harvest schedules, monitor moisture levels, determine fertilizer and pesticide necessity, and increase biomass yields.
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