Agriculture • South Georgia
Farm NDVI Health Mapping
Project Summary
- Client: Family-owned farm (200 acres)
- Location: South Georgia
- Service: Multispectral NDVI Crop Health Scan
- Crop: Wheat (late-season disease detection)
Results
- • Identified fungal disease outbreak in 3 zones
- • Early detection 2 weeks before visible symptoms
- • Targeted fungicide application to affected areas
- • Prevented estimated 22% yield loss on 60 acres
Deliverables
NDVI Heat Map
Color-coded crop health visualization with problem zones highlighted
Orthomosaic
Georeferenced RGB map of entire field (5cm/pixel resolution)
Disease Zone Report
Written analysis identifying 3 disease hotspots for immediate treatment
Treatment Map
Variable-rate application map for targeted fungicide treatment
Technical Notes
- Flight Plan: Automated grid mission (38 minutes, 400' AGL)
- Camera: MicaSense RedEdge-MX (5-band multispectral)
- Processing: Pix4Dfields for NDVI calculation and zone mapping
- Accuracy: RTK GPS base station for 2cm horizontal accuracy
- Follow-up: Ground-truthing with tissue samples confirmed fungal disease (Fusarium head blight)