Precision agriculture
We combine satellite imagery, aerial photography, soil, water and terrain data, and field visits to know which parts of each field are changing, since when, and where to act.
For orchards and field crops in New Mexico, Chihuahua and other regions. The examples on this page come from pecan orchards.
Satellite and aerial imagery, with years of history, to spot which parts of the field are changing.
Terrain, soil, water and weather on the same map.
Management zones and sampling points to know where to act.
Field visits and laboratory analysis to confirm every signal.
The service grows with every crop: we add new data sources and analyses as they are needed.
See what is changing
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Every usable satellite image becomes vegetation-index maps: greenness, leaf response and moisture. Clouds and shadows are filtered out first, so only real changes are compared.
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We group parts of the field by how their vigour evolves over the season: those that start early, fall behind or drop mid-season, even when their averages look alike.
Understand why
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Aerial photo archives from several years date plantings, replants and crop changes in each part of the field.
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Detailed elevation models show hollows where water collects and high spots it reaches less, and whether the vegetation follows the terrain.
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Changes in vigour and moisture, evapotranspiration, aerial cover, terrain and soil, together. The last map marks where several signals agree: that is where the visit starts.
Decide where to act
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In orchards, aerial photos separate soil, shadow and vegetation and locate every tree: gaps, small crowns and cover by block.
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We combine history, vigour and terrain to split the field into zones that behave alike and hold year after year. Each zone gets a representative sampling point.
Check in the field
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We suggest where to sample to answer a specific question, such as comparing two soils, or a part that changed with one that did not. That way every laboratory test helps a decision.
From satellite to field
Step 1
Only imagery and data that pass quality checks.
Step 2
Indices, history, terrain, soil and zones in one frame.
Step 3
A route to the sites most worth checking.
Step 4
Every sample is tied to its site and date to confirm the signals.
Depending on the project, it can include
A per-field summary in English and Spanish: what changed and where to act.
The sites to check, in order, with the reason for each stop.
Where to take samples and what to measure at each one.
The methods behind every map, for anyone who wants to review them.
Some of the data sources we use
Some of the methods we use
Next step
Tell us what you grow, where it is and how it is irrigated. We will show you which analyses apply to it.
