Computer-automated spatial analysis
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- (A) identifying spatial yield data descriptive of crop yields associated with a plurality of spatial locations in a field;
(B) identifying at least one of the following data;
(1) experimental design data descriptive of at least one product, system, or rate associated with the plurality of locations in the field;
(2) noise data descriptive of noise variables associated with the plurality of locations in the field; and
(C) deriving, from the data identified in (B), a measure of the crop yield response in the field to the data identified in (B);
wherein the measure of the impact on crop yield comprises a measure of;
the impact of the data identified in (B) on crop yield in a first area of the field relative tothe impact of the data identified in (B) on crop yield in a second area of the field.
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Abstract
Some embodiments of the present invention automatically measure the impact of natural conditions and/or deliberate interventions on crop yields. Other embodiments automatically predict the impact of natural conditions and/or deliberate interventions on crop yields. By eliminating the need for human intervention, judgment, or discretion from the processes of measuring and predicting impact on yield, embodiments of the present invention enable such measurements and predictions to be made significantly more accurately, quickly, and inexpensively than has been possible with preexisting techniques.
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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(A) identifying spatial yield data descriptive of crop yields associated with a plurality of spatial locations in a field; (B) identifying at least one of the following data; (1) experimental design data descriptive of at least one product, system, or rate associated with the plurality of locations in the field; (2) noise data descriptive of noise variables associated with the plurality of locations in the field; and (C) deriving, from the data identified in (B), a measure of the crop yield response in the field to the data identified in (B); wherein the measure of the impact on crop yield comprises a measure of; the impact of the data identified in (B) on crop yield in a first area of the field relative to the impact of the data identified in (B) on crop yield in a second area of the field. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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(A) identifying spatial yield data descriptive of crop yields associated with a plurality of spatial locations in a field; (B) identifying at least one of the following data; (1) experimental design data descriptive of at least one product, system, or rate associated with the plurality of locations in the field; (2) noise data descriptive of noise variables associated with the plurality of locations in the field; (C) deriving, from the data identified in (B), a measure of the crop yield response in the field to the data identified in (B); and (D) before (C), identifying a boundary of the field; and wherein (C) comprises deriving a measure of the impact on crop yield only within the boundary of the field. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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(A) identifying spatial yield data descriptive of crop yields associated with a plurality of spatial locations in a field; (B) identifying at least one of the following data; (1) experimental design data descriptive of at least one product, system, or rate associated with the plurality of locations in the field; (2) noise data descriptive of noise variables associated with the plurality of locations in the field; and (C) deriving, from the data identified in (B), a measure of the crop yield response in the field to the data identified in (B); wherein (C) comprises; (C)(1) generating a spatial interaction structure based on the data identified in (B); (C)(2) generating a spatial model based on the spatial interaction structure; and (C)(3) deriving the measure of the impact on crop yield based on the spatial model. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A computer-readable medium tangibly storing computer program instructions executable by a computer processor to perform a method comprising:
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(A) identifying spatial yield data descriptive of crop yields associated with a plurality of spatial locations in a field; (B) identifying at least one of the following data; (1) experimental design data descriptive of at least one product, system, or rate associated with the plurality of locations in the field; (2) noise data descriptive of noise variables associated with the plurality of locations in the field; and (C) deriving, from the data identified in (B), a measure of the crop yield response in the field to the data identified in (B); wherein the measure of the impact on crop yield comprises a measure of; the impact of the data identified in (B) on crop yield in a first area of the field relative to the impact of the data identified in (B) on crop yield in a second area of the field. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A computer-readable medium tangibly storing computer program instructions executable by a computer processor to perform a method comprising:
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(A) identifying spatial yield data descriptive of crop yields associated with a plurality of spatial locations in a field; (B) identifying at least one of the following data; (1) experimental design data descriptive of at least one product, system, or rate associated with the plurality of locations in the field; (2) noise data descriptive of noise variables associated with the plurality of locations in the field; (C) deriving, from the data identified in (B), a measure of the crop yield response in the field to the data identified in (B); and (D) before (C), identifying a boundary of the field; and wherein (C) comprises deriving a measure of the impact on crop yield only within the boundary of the field. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38)
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39. A computer-readable medium tangibly storing computer program instructions executable by a computer processor to perform a method comprising:
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(A) identifying spatial yield data descriptive of crop yields associated with a plurality of spatial locations in a field; (B) identifying at least one of the following data; (1) experimental design data descriptive of at least one product, system, or rate associated with the plurality of locations in the field; (2) noise data descriptive of noise variables associated with the plurality of locations in the field; (C) deriving, from the data identified in (B), a measure of the crop yield response in the field to the data identified in (B); and wherein (C) comprises (C)(1) generating a spatial interaction structure based on the data identified in (B); (C)(2) generating a spatial model based on the spatial interaction structure; and C)(3) deriving the measure of the impact on crop yield based on the spatial model. - View Dependent Claims (40)
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