A sample open-source toolchain for satellite crop health monitoring
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I guess my question would be to any onlookers that would know better... is there any sort of python or Java or C# (or something scripty) library for general purpose per-pixel classification? Maybe on texture or colour?
From a whole farm overview point of view, 20m/pixel might be ok, i.e comparing entire paddock response, but for creating useful maps and applications in the field, we really do need better than that. We can individualize input control down to a per nozzle (plant) basis, so ideally the data we use to create maps should be as close as possible to that resolution.
However, note that "we can individualize input control down to a per nozzle" is sadly not prevalent everywhere! Even here in Spain the irrigation of a lot of crops dates back centuries and is basically flood irrigation, so the only control input is really "flood the entire thing, or not" :|
One thing which I find very interesting for high precision installations is the use of drones for automatically inspecting areas that need the most attention. I hope open hardware & open source drone platforms greatly improve the options for farmers!