Exchanging water allocation credits
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1. A method comprising:
- accessing, by a computer system, data describing a water allocation credit reserved for a first user;
determining, by the computer system, a used amount of the water allocation credit that has been used by the first user, wherein determining includes measuring the used amount via a pump, flow meter or a flow monitor;
determining actual crop characteristic data by performing tests on sampled crops grown by the first user using the used amount of the water allocation credit;
measuring by an optical reflectivity sensor, optical reflectivity data for the crops grown by the first user using the used amount of the water allocation credit to determine a normalized difference vegetative index map;
accessing, by the computer system, a set of agricultural data for the first user, the set of agricultural data including soil composition data, weather data, and the actual crop characteristic data;
generating, by the computer system, a predicted amount of the water allocation credit that will be used by the first user, wherein generating the predicted amount includes using the set of agricultural data including the actual crop characteristic data and the normalized difference vegetative index map;
determining, by the computer system, an unused amount of the water allocation credit that will not be used by the first user, wherein determining the unused amount includes using the used amount of the water allocation credit and the predicted amount of the water allocation credit;
determining, by the computer system, a subset of the unused amount of the water allocation credit that is advised to be sold, wherein determining the subset of the unused amount of the water allocation credit includes using the predicted amount of the water allocation credit and performing an analysis of a crop yield of the first user based on the predicted amount of the water allocation credit, the set of agricultural data including the actual crop characteristic data, and the normalized difference vegetative index map; and
transmitting, by the computer system, a report to a remote computer system associated with the first user, wherein the report identifies the subset of the unused amount of the water allocation credit that is advised to be sold.
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Abstract
A method of exchanging water allocation credits comprises accessing data describing a water allocation credit reserved for a first user. An unused amount of the water allocation credit which will not be used by the first user is then determined. A sale is then brokered of the unused amount of the water allocation credit to another user.
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1. A method comprising:
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accessing, by a computer system, data describing a water allocation credit reserved for a first user; determining, by the computer system, a used amount of the water allocation credit that has been used by the first user, wherein determining includes measuring the used amount via a pump, flow meter or a flow monitor; determining actual crop characteristic data by performing tests on sampled crops grown by the first user using the used amount of the water allocation credit; measuring by an optical reflectivity sensor, optical reflectivity data for the crops grown by the first user using the used amount of the water allocation credit to determine a normalized difference vegetative index map; accessing, by the computer system, a set of agricultural data for the first user, the set of agricultural data including soil composition data, weather data, and the actual crop characteristic data; generating, by the computer system, a predicted amount of the water allocation credit that will be used by the first user, wherein generating the predicted amount includes using the set of agricultural data including the actual crop characteristic data and the normalized difference vegetative index map; determining, by the computer system, an unused amount of the water allocation credit that will not be used by the first user, wherein determining the unused amount includes using the used amount of the water allocation credit and the predicted amount of the water allocation credit; determining, by the computer system, a subset of the unused amount of the water allocation credit that is advised to be sold, wherein determining the subset of the unused amount of the water allocation credit includes using the predicted amount of the water allocation credit and performing an analysis of a crop yield of the first user based on the predicted amount of the water allocation credit, the set of agricultural data including the actual crop characteristic data, and the normalized difference vegetative index map; and transmitting, by the computer system, a report to a remote computer system associated with the first user, wherein the report identifies the subset of the unused amount of the water allocation credit that is advised to be sold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer readable instructions stored thereon which, when executed, cause a processor to perform a method comprising:
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accessing data describing a water avocation credit reserved for a first user; determining a used amount of the water allocation credit that has been used by the first user, wherein determining includes measuring the used amount via a pump, flow meter or a flow monitor; determining actual crop characteristic data based on test performed on sampled crops grown by the first user using the used amount of the water allocation credit; commanding measuring of optical reflectivity data for the crops grown by the first user using the used amount of the water allocation credit to determine a normalized difference vegetative index map; accessing a set of agricultural data for the first user, the set of agricultural data including consisting of soil composition data, weather data, and the actual crop characteristic data; generating a predicted amount of the water allocation credit that will be used by the first user, wherein generating the predicted amount includes using the set of agricultural data including the actual crop characteristic data and the normalized difference vegetative index map; determining an unused amount of the water allocation credit that will not be used by the first user, wherein determining the unused amount includes using the used amount of the water allocation credit and the predicted amount or the water allocation credit; determining a subset of the unused amount of the water allocation credit that is advised to be sold, wherein determining the subset of the unused amount of the water allocation credit includes using the predicted amount of the water allocation credit and performing an analysis of a crop yield of the first user based on the predicted amount of the water allocation credit, the set of agricultural data including the actual crop characteristic data, and the normalized difference vegetative index map; transmitting a report to a remote computer system associated with the first user, wherein the report identifies the subset of the unused amount of the water allocation credit that is advised to be sold; and receiving a request to sell the subset of the unused amount of the water allocation credit to another user. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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a reporting agent configured to report a water allocation credit reserved for a first user; a database configured to access data describing the water allocation credit reserved for a first user, and a set of agricultural data for the first user, the set of agricultural data selected from the group consisting of soil composition data, weather data, and crop data; a fixed asset monitoring a used amount of the water allocation credit, wherein the fixed asset comprises one or more of a pump, a flow meter, or a flow monitor; an optical reflectivity sensor for measuring optical reflectivity data for crops grown by the first user; and a processor configured to perform operations including; generating a predicted amount of the water allocation credit that will be used by the first user, wherein generating the predicted amount includes using the set of agricultural data; determining actual crop characteristic data based on tests performed on sampled crops grown by the first user using the used amount of the water allocation credit; commanding the optical reflectivity sensor to measure optical reflectivity data for the crops grown by the first user using the used amount of the water allocation credit to determine a normalized difference vegetative index map; accessing a set of agricultural data for the first user, the set of agricultural data including consisting of soil composition data, weather data, and the actual crop characteristic data; generating a predicted amount of the water allocation credit that will be used by the first user, wherein generating the predicted amount includes using the set of agricultural data including the actual crop characteristic data and the normalized difference vegetative index map; determining an unused amount of the water allocation credit that will not be used by the first user, wherein determining the unused amount includes using the used amount of the water allocation credit and the predicted amount of the water allocation credit; determining a subset of the unused amount of the water allocation credit that is advised to be sold, wherein determining the subset of the unused amount of the water allocation credit includes using the predicted amount of the water allocation credit and performing an analysis of a crop yield of the first user based on the predicted amount of the water allocation credit, the set of agricultural data including the actual crop characteristic data, and the normalized difference vegetative index map; transmitting a report to a remote computer system associated with the first user, wherein the report identifies the subset of the unused amount of the water allocation credit that is advised to be sold; and receiving a request to sell the subset of the unused amount of the water allocation credit to another user. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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