Parrot Disco-Pro AG
Parrot Disco-Pro AG
Introduction
Luke Skerman, an Australian farmer, sought to optimize fertilizer use on his chickpea crops following a drought. He required a fast and safe method to analyze fertilizer impact due to the large size of his fields, ranging from 50 to 100 hectares.
Challenges
Farmers face difficulties in quickly assessing crop health and obtaining smart soil data. Traditional methods like satellite images are often low quality and slow in data analysis.
Solution: Parrot Disco-Pro AG
Luke adopted the Parrot Disco-Pro AG drone solution to test different fertilizers. This method allowed him to efficiently analyze the effectiveness of fertilizers using NDVI maps, which provided quick insights into the best fertilizer combinations.
Implementation
On 29th September 2017, Luke conducted an autonomous drone flight over a 77-hectare field. The drone, equipped with Parrot Sequoia sensors, captured multispectral images to create NDVI maps, enabling precise analysis of crop health.
Results
The NDVI maps revealed that fertilizers used in zones 3 and 4 were more effective than those in zones 1 and 5. Consequently, Luke decided to continue using fertilizers A, B, and C for future crops.
Conclusion
The Parrot Disco-Pro AG solution proved to be a simple and efficient tool for obtaining reliable data, improving field productivity, and saving costs. Luke highlighted the benefit of processing data on his own computer using Pix4Dag software.
Fertilizer Application Details
- Zone 1: Chickpeas 1 - Fertilizer A: 40kg/ha
- Zone 2: Chickpeas 2 - Fertilizer A: 40kg/ha
- Zone 3: Chickpeas 2 - Fertilizer A: 40kg/ha, Fertilizer B: 4L/ha
- Zone 4: Chickpeas 2 - Fertilizer A: 40kg/ha, Fertilizer B: 4L/ha, Fertilizer C: 10L/ha
- Zone 5: Chickpeas 2 - Fertilizer B: 4L/ha, Fertilizer C: 10L/ha
Catalog excerpts
O PT I M I Z AT I O N O F C R O P S P R OJ E CT FIND THE BEST FERTILIZER TO OPTIMIZE YOUR CROPS USING PARROT DISCO-PRO AG • uke Skerman is a farmer who wanted to optimize the usage of fertilizer on his crops. L • fter a drought, a time and money saving solution was needed for Luke to save his crops. A • arrot Disco-Pro AG is a safe and cost-effective method that let Luke test different fertilizers on his crops P and analyze their effectiveness. Luke Skerman is an Australian farmer who grows chickpeas. There had been a recent drought and it was necessary for Luke to find a fertilizer or a mix of several that would help the health of his crops. His fields are large and vary between 50 and 100 hectares, which is why he needed a fast and safe method to analyze the impact of fertilizer on his cro
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“Parrot Disco-Pro AG is an extremely efficient solution that allowed me to test and analyze the effects of fertilizers on my crops. With the NDVI maps I was quickly able to see which combination of fertilizers worked the best.” LUKE SKERMAN, FARMER After a drought it is fundamental for farmers to choose the best fertilizer to save their crops Farmers find it difficult to quickly and efficiently check the health of their crops. They also find it equally difficult to get smart data on the soil they plant their crops in. Most solutions were limited, for example satellite images were not very good...
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Zone 2 : Chickpeas 2 Fertilizer A : 40kg/ha Zone 1 : Chickpeas 1 Fertilizer A : 40kg/ha Zone 5 : Chickpeas 2 Fertilizer B : 4L/ha Fertilizer C : 10L/ha Zone 4 : Chickpeas 2 Fertilizer A: 40kg/ha Fertilizer B : 4L/ha Fertilizer C : 10L/ha Zone 3 : Chickpeas 2 Fertilizer A : 40kg/ha Fertilizer B : 4L/ha Analyze crops with ease using an efficient drone solution and NDVI mapping The map created using Pix4Dag enables you to quickly analyze the effectiveness of the different fertilizers sprinkled on the chickpeas, thanks to the specific color coding. You can see that the fertilizer used in zones 3...
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