US Patent:
20110125477, May 26, 2011
Inventors:
Jonathan E. Lightner - Des Moines IA, US
Federico Valverde - Caguas PR, US
Steven L. Wright - Urbandale IA, US
San Wong - Urbandale IA, US
International Classification:
G06G 7/48
Abstract:
Provided are methods and related devices for predicting the presence or level of one or more characteristics of a plant or plant population based on spectral, multi-spectral, or hyper-spectral data obtained by, e.g., remote sensing. The predictions and estimates furnished by the inventive methods and devices are useful in crop management, crop strategy, and optimization of agricultural production.