Drawing up field maps
Electronic field maps (ERMs) are the basis of precision agriculture. The economic value of ECP lies in the identification and analysis of only the field area effective for processing.
What is field mapping?
What are electronic field maps? This is a convenient and visual tool for the manager and agronomist, as well as an opportunity to present the farm in a modern format.
Why is a field map necessary?
What do such field maps provide? First of all, it is an opportunity to keep strict records and control of all agricultural operations based on accurate knowledge of field areas.
They also serve to optimize production in order to obtain maximum profit and rational use of resources.
Why field maps are needed:
- recording of crop rotation;
- monitoring of moving objects;
- transportation organizations;
- yield mapping;
- for precision farming;
- as a decision support system;
- for decisions on the acquisition of new lands or the sale of unprofitable ones;
- to compare the financial indicators of the plan-fact (in the presence of equipment monitoring systems in online mode);
- for planning and for monitoring field work;
- to optimize logistics.
Drawing up a map of the fields can be done by going around the customer’s fields with a GPS receiver and a field computer with special software installed, or by using aerial photography, for which UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) are used. Thus, the shape of the fields is determined,
their area and mutual position relative to each other is specified.
Mirnychyj LLC uses unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) to compile electronic field maps, which makes it possible to take accurate measurements and photos, video materials, on the basis of which the corresponding map is compiled.