Method and system of evaluating performance of a crop
First Claim
1. A method for evaluating performance of a crop, the method comprising the steps of:
- obtaining environmental measurements associated with a geographic region, each environmental measurement including at least one of soil data derived from measurements of a soil characteristic sensor and weather data derived from measurements of a weather sensor;
obtaining respective location data associated with corresponding environmental measurements;
determining an estimated performance characteristic for a particular crop planted in the geographic region based on the obtained environmental measurements and respective location data;
establishing contours of one or more uniform performance areas with generally uniform performance characteristic within the geographic region by applying a decision-tree analysis to the obtained environmental measurements; and
determining a yield as the performance characteristic of the particular crop of a particular grower within a corresponding contour and;
characterizing the yield of the particular crop of the particular grower as conforming or nonconforming with respect to the particular contour.
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Abstract
A method and system of evaluating crop performance facilitates characterization of the environmental impact of a geographic region or areas within the region for growing plant-life. Environmental measurements are obtained. The environmental measurements are associated with a geographic region. Each environmental measurement includes at least one of soil data and weather data. Respective location data is obtained. The location data is associated with corresponding environmental measurements. An estimated performance characteristic is determined for a particular crop planted in the geographic region based on the obtained environmental measurements and respective location data. Contours are established for one or more uniform performance areas with generally uniform performance characteristic within the geographic region by applying a decision-tree analysis to the obtained environmental measurements.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for evaluating performance of a crop, the method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining environmental measurements associated with a geographic region, each environmental measurement including at least one of soil data derived from measurements of a soil characteristic sensor and weather data derived from measurements of a weather sensor; obtaining respective location data associated with corresponding environmental measurements; determining an estimated performance characteristic for a particular crop planted in the geographic region based on the obtained environmental measurements and respective location data; establishing contours of one or more uniform performance areas with generally uniform performance characteristic within the geographic region by applying a decision-tree analysis to the obtained environmental measurements; and determining a yield as the performance characteristic of the particular crop of a particular grower within a corresponding contour and; characterizing the yield of the particular crop of the particular grower as conforming or nonconforming with respect to the particular contour. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for evaluating performance of a crop, the method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining environmental measurements associated with a geographic region, each environmental measurement including at least one of soil data derived from measurements of a soil characteristics sensor and weather data derived from measurements of a weather sensor; obtaining respective location data associated with corresponding environmental measurements; determining an estimated performance characteristic for a particular crop planted in the geographic region based on the obtained environmental measurements and respective location data; establishing contours of one or more uniform performance areas with generally uniform performance characteristic within the geographic region by applying a decision-tree analysis to the obtained environmental measurements; determining a yield as the performance characteristic of a particular crop within a corresponding contour; and comparing the yield of the particular crop with respect to a reference yield of a control group crop in the particular contour to determine if the particular crop is genetically superior to the control group crop. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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