Commercial Farm Optimization Utilizing Simulation, Remote Sensing, and Farmer Inputs

摘要

Briefly, an advanced data collection and processing system is provided to collect multiple types of data from farm terrain to drive a farm management processes, including a crop yield simulation tool. The system has disparate sensors mounted on a vehicle, such as a ground vehicle or airplane, which collects data from GPS, RADAR, camera, thermal, LiDAR and spectral scanners for an area of interest on a farm terrain. The system also collects data from public sources and the farm manager, which enable the simulation tool to accurately predict crop growth and maturity.