TAP Satellite Imagery Add-on

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Overview: The document discusses the use of satellite imaging in agriculture to monitor crop and field health, providing insights that help reduce risks. It highlights the integration of satellite imagery with digital farm management systems to track development and make informed decisions.

Key Features:

Satellite imagery aids in timing applications like spraying and harvesting, and supports strategic crop management when combined with data such as soil and yield.
Different indices are used depending on crop development stages, soil reflectance, and vegetation cover.
Imagery types include vigor, chlorophyll, and moisture indices, with high-resolution imagery delivered every five days.
Topcon's technology ecosystem integrates these solutions for seamless data management.

Indices and Their Applications:

Vigor Indices: Monitor weed, pest, and disease pressure, irrigation issues, and crop health.
Chlorophyll Indices: Assess chlorophyll content, crop health, and growth activity.
Moisture Indices: Detect water stress, irrigation, and drainage issues.

Specific Indices Explained:

NDMI: Measures water stress, sensitive to soil reflectance.
NMDI: Adjusts for soil reflectance to indicate water stress levels.
TCARI: Indicates chlorophyll content, affected by soil reflectance.
OSAVI: Adjusts for soil reflectance better than SAVI, useful in sparse canopy conditions.
NDVI: Driven by photosynthetic activity, sensitive to soil reflectance and moisture conditions.

Topcon Agriculture Platform (TAP):

Provides tools for high-resolution visualization and data management.
Includes weather information and field perspective for accurate analysis.
Offers subscriptions for current and forecasted weather data, crop documentation, and imagery management.

Conclusion: The document emphasizes the importance of using the right indices at optimal times during the crop cycle to maximize the benefits of satellite imagery in agriculture.

Catalog excerpts

TAP Satellite Imagery Add-onDigital Farm Management FIELDS Management Zone Auto-generated Assign rate Satellite Image Insert rate Zone 2 Insert rate UA. Zone 4 Insert rate Satellite imaging measures crop and field health for relevant insights that lower your risk

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Imagery types for vigor, chlorophyll and moisture Lower Your Risk with Satellite Imagery High-resolution (10 meter-spatial) imagery delivered every five days Satellite imaging measures crop and field health for relevant insights that lower your risk. Our technology provides active monitoring and a record to track development. Solutions apply indices, in-season or out-of-season to analyze field conditions and aid impactful decisions. You can use satellite imagery to guide key applications throughout the crop cycle, such as spray or harvest timing. It can also support strategic crop management...

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Topcon Offers a Variety of Indices for Deep Insight Vigor (Crop Health) SAVI (Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index) Index driven by plant density; adjusted for soil reflectance and bare soil. Considerations: Adjusts for soil reflectance. OSAVI is better adjusted for soil reflectance in various canopy cover scenarios. OSAVI (Optimized Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index) Index driven by plant density; adjusted for soil reflectance and bare soil. Considerations: Adjusts for soil reflectance, better than SAVI. In situations of no or inconsistent crop canopy density, OSAVI works better than SAVI. NDVI (Normalized...

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While every growing cycle varies upon conditions, including crop, soil, and weather; this is a general guide. Weak Canopy Strong Canopy High Soil Reflectance Early Mid Late Early Mid Late Maturity Vegetation Vegetation Vegetation Reproductive Reproductive Reproductive SAVI OSAVI NDVI GNDVI WDRVI LAI TCARI TCARI:OSAVI NDMI NMDI The Topcon Agriculture Platform (TAP) provides an easy-to-use tool to analyze imagery in high-resolution visualization layers, including clear data management and navigation functionality. Growth stages and weather information and general field perspective are crucial to...

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