THIS IS YOUR OFF-SITE CROP ANALYTICS DEPARTMENT
Volatile Ag -Agricultural Drone Surveys
Fast and Accurate Crop Surveys for the Columbia River Gorge
Giuseppe Venneri - Your Solutions Provider
Survey your field
in 30X less time,
for half the money,
and with centimeter accuracy
(See more of the amazing benefits below)
Our Services
Visible Light, Multispectral, and Thermal maps of farmland with trouble spots identified
Detailed client reports of past and current crop status with proposed treatment plans
Access to survey data through our online client portal
Free demo for first time clients
Agricultural Drone Survey Applications
Precision Farming
Multispectral data arms farmers with actionable insights to optimize crop health and yield potential.
Proactive Health Checks: Provide an early warning system, revealing issues like plant stress, nutrient shortages, or disease long before they are visible to the naked eye.
Smarter Treatment Use: Instead of a uniform application, allow for a targeted approach. Precisely apply fertilizers, pesticides, and water only to the specific areas that need them, boosting efficiency and cutting waste.
Precise Weed Control: Tell the difference between your crops and weeds, allowing for highly targeted herbicide application that saves money and minimizes chemical use.
Orchard Surveys
Use detailed mapping to evaluate the health and productivity of individual trees within an orchard or plantation.
Canopy and Tree Health: Use Near-Infrared (NIR) data to accurately measure canopy density and identify underperforming or unhealthy trees within an orchard or plantation.
Early Pest and Disease Detection: Zero in on potential infestations or diseases in their early stages by analyzing Red Edge and thermal imagery, allowing for targeted intervention.
Predictive Yield Estimation: Utilize multispectral data to forecast fruit yield by monitoring flowering and fruiting stages throughout the growing season.
Disaster Response and Recovery
Multispectral imagery is a powerful tool for enhancing long-term recovery efforts after disasters like floods, fires, and hurricanes.
Damage Assessment: Use multispectral data to quickly and accurately assess the extent of crop loss or infrastructure damage following a natural disaster.
Post-Fire Recovery: Monitor reforestation and vegetation regrowth after wildfires by analyzing specific light bands like Red Edge and NIR.
About
our company
Volatile Ag Surveys is a small drone service startup in the Columbia River Gorge specializing in the inspection of farmland at a fraction of the cost and time of traditional surveys. Our mission is to create relevant, digestible, and high-quality crop health reports for small family-owned farms that will help them save on labor and improve yield.
What is Multispectral Imaging?
Unlike a regular camera that only sees in red, green, and blue, multispectral imaging captures a wider range of light, including near-infrared (NIR). This expanded view provides a much deeper understanding of agricultural conditions. By analyzing how plants absorb and reflect light in different bands, growers gain crucial insights into crop health, soil quality, and water management, enabling them to make smarter decisions with unmatched accuracy.
What can Multispectral Bands tell Us?
Multispectral imaging spans specific bands within the electromagnetic spectrum, allowing us to detect plant stress, nutrient deficiencies, and water imbalances
| Spectral Band | Wave Length | Application |
|---|---|---|
| Blue | 400-500 nm | Useful for vegetation and water analysis |
| Green | 500-600 nm | Assesss plant vigor or chlorophyll content |
| Red | 600-750 nm | Assess overall plant health |
| Red Edge | 700-750 nm | Find signs of early vegetation stress |
| Near-Infrared (NIR) | 750-950 nm | Useful for biomass and canopy density studies |
Transforming Multispectral Bands into Vegetation Indices
Vegetation indices combine spectral bands to give insight on specific plant health characteristics
| Index | Formula | Use Cases |
|---|---|---|
| Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) | (NIR - Red) / (NIR + Red) | Determine healthy vegetation vs. stressed or dead plants |
| Green Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (GNDVI) | (NIR - Green) / (NIR + Green) | Track chlorophyll and nutrient uptake |
| Normalized Difference Red Edge Index (NDRE) | (NIR - Red Edge) / (NIR + Red Edge) | Early idententification of nitrogen deficiencies |
| Optimized Soil Adjusted Vegitation Index (OSAVI) | (NIR - Red) / (NIR + Red + 0.16) | Characterize sparse vegetation and soil conditions |
Seeing Beyond the Visible Spectrum
A plant's spectral signature—how it absorbs and reflects light—varies based on factors like its growth stage, water stress, or nutrient levels. For instance, a healthy green leaf absorbs red light and reflects green and near-infrared (NIR) light. While a plant's health might be noticeable by a change in its green color, more subtle and earlier changes happen in the invisible NIR spectrum. This is where multispectral sensors become essential, as they can detect these early changes before they are visible to the human eye.
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