Precision Agriculture Lab

This facility provides resources for developing precision agriculture technologies.

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Description

It excels in soil and crop characterisation through advanced 3D mapping and field scanning techniques. The lab employs a variety of sensors and imaging tools to assess vegetation health and soil conditions, enabling precise measurements of geometric and structural parameters. Key features include remote sensing drones for aerial imaging, precision phytosanitary applicators, and variable-rate sprayers designed to optimise fertiliser and pesticide application.

What could be offered through this facility?

It excels in soil and crop characterisation through advanced 3D mapping and field scanning techniques. The lab employs a variety of sensors and imaging tools to assess vegetation health and soil conditions, enabling precise measurements of geometric and structural parameters.

Key features include remote sensing drones for aerial imaging, precision phytosanitary applicators, and variable-rate sprayers designed to optimise fertiliser and pesticide application.
Soil and Crop Characterisation.
We provide a wide range of sensors for 3D characterisation of vegetation and soil characterisation.
Our offerings include
- 3D mapping of agricultural landscapes.
- High-resolution 3D point clouds, for efficient field scanning and data collection, capable of retrieving geometrical and structural information, canopy height, width, cross-sectional area, projected area to the ground, canopy porosity, and leaf area.
- High-resolution imaging and depth sensing.
- Map soil apparent electrical conductivity.
- Analysing vegetation health and crop productivity.

Precision Agriculture.

Our laboratory is equipped with advanced tools to enhance precision in agricultural practices:
- Comprehensive aerial imaging and analysis, including spectral characterisation of vegetation, estimation of geometric and structural parameters of the canopy from vegetation index in fruit tree plantations, and other drone applications.
- Variable rate controllers for either real-time or map-based applications, ensuring precise application of fertilisers and pesticides. Applications include optimisation of Plant Protection Products (PPP) use, analysis of treatment quality and efficiency, dose adjustment, variable-rate pesticide application, and LiDAR detection of pesticide spray drift.

Comprehensive Data Analysis and Laboratory Services. We offer robust data analysis services and laboratory support to ensure the accuracy and effectiveness of your agricultural innovations:

- Data Analysis: Advanced tools and expertise for interpreting agricultural data to make informed decisions.
- Laboratory Services: Detailed analysis of spray tests and other agricultural experiments, including measuring the deposition of a tracer after spray applications using chemistry hardware, a colorimeter, and a Delta-T WINDIAS 3 RAPID SYSTEM leaf area meter to validate and refine your solutions.

List of Equipment:- Velodyne VLP-16
- Ouster OS0-128
- Hokuyo UTM-30LX-EW
-Livox MID-360
- Livox MID-70
- Viametris bMS3D
-4Cam backpack portable scanner
- Intel RealSense D435
- Kinect v1
- Kinect v2
- Kinect Azure
- Zed
- Zed Mini
- Veris 3100
- Trimble GreenSeeker
- AgLeader OptRX
- DJI Mavic 3 Multispectral UAV
- Teyme Logic 2000 air-assisted orchard sprayer and Hardi boom sprayer.

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