Sweet science, sweet outcome

摘要

What’s good for the sugar industry may prove just as effective in Australia’s vineyards as scientists harness cutting-edge mapping technology to better manage harvest to jmprove quality control from vines to wines.INSPIRED by impressive results in Queensland’s sugar industry, one of Australia’s biggest vrine producers fortified this year’s vintage with cutting-edge mapping technology.As it shares the battle against exchange rates, global economics and local oversupply. Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) has been trialling Geographic Information System (GIS) technology from industry leaders Esri Australia to streamline harvesting and bolster productivity.The trial - called Project Sweet - is based on an award-winning Esri GIS technology solution rolled out by the Herbert Resource Information Centre (HRIG) - that revolutionised sugarcane production in Far North Queensland.The technology creates a digitalmap providing a real-time view across the entire grape intake supply chain, including harvesting, transport and crushing at the winery.