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SAR satellite-based crop monitoring . 1. SAR crop monitoring. 1. SAR crop monitoring. 1. SAR crop monitoring. AgriSAR results for Flevoland and Indian Head indicate:
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1. SAR crop monitoring AgriSAR results for Flevoland and Indian Head indicate: crop classification accuracies > 90% are possible for important major crops such as wheat, oilseed rape, sugar beet and potatoes.
1. SAR crop monitoring Further detail is possiblewithin classes e.g. wheat and rapeseed: Different growth stages, different varieties, and cropdamage Example wheat radar map class Example subclasses wheat condition radar map
Featuring: • Maps of crop type, condition, and biomass change • Based on unique cloud free radar image processing • Reliable updates every 5-24 days at 25 up to 5m detail • Efficient input management, insurance, sustainable production chains, sound spatial planning, early warning
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Sugar beet at 25m resolution every 24 days 22/04/2012 Radar analysis Bare soil
Sugar beet at 25m resolution every 24 days 16/05/2012 Radar analysis Bare soil Emergence
Sugar beet at 25m resolution every 24 days 09/06/2012 Radar analysis Bare soil Emergence Increment
Sugar beet at 25m resolution every 24 days 03/07/2012 Radar analysis Bare soil Emergence Increment Closure
Sugar beet at 25m resolution every 24 days 27/07/2012 Radar analysis Bare soil Emergence Increment Closure
Sugar beet at 25m resolution every 24 days 20/08/2012 Radar analysis Bare soil Emergence Increment Closure
Sugar beet at 25m resolution every 24 days 13/09/2012 Radar analysis Bare soil Emergence Increment Closure
Sugar beet at 25m resolution every 24 days 07/10/2012 Radar analysis Bare soil Emergence Increment Closure Harvest