Application of Remote Sensing in Fruit Production and Development
Application of Remote Sensing in Fruit Production and Development
Application of Remote Sensing in Fruit Production and Development
Kiran Patnaik
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Historical perspective
1860’s - First aerial photos from balloons
1990’s - Airborne digital cameras, RADAR, IRS C&.D, release of classified data
Application (G)
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Principle of Remote Sensing
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Remote Sensing Sensors
A sensor system records electromagnetic (EM) radiation detected
as a combination of reflected solar radiation and emitted radiation
by an object.
Sensors
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Passive Sensor vs Active Sensor
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Remote Sensing platforms
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Remote Sensing organisations
1. ISPRS- International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote
Sensing
2. IGARSS-International Geoscience Remote Sensing symposium
3. NASA- National Aeronautic and Space Administration (USA)
4. ESA- European Space Agency (Europe)
5. NASDA- National Space Development Agency (Japan)
6. CNES- Centre National d’stedesSpatiales (France)
7. DARA- German Space Agency (Germany)
8. CSA- Canadian Space Agency (Canada)
9. ISRO- Indian Space Research Organisation (Banglore,
Karnataka)
10.NRSA- National Remote Sensing Agency (Balanagar,
Hyderabad)
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Applications of Remote Sensing in fruit crops
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Vegetation indices
Biophysical features of plants can be characterized spectrally by vegetation indices.
Calculated as ratios or differences of two or more bands in the VIS, NIR and SWIR
wavelengths.
NDVI index- used most frequently to determine the condition, developmental stages
and biomass of cultivated plants and to forecasts their yields. It has become the most
commonly used vegetation index [Wallace et al. (2004), Calvao et al.( 2004)]
Multispectral and hyper-spectral aerial and satellite imagery helps in creating NDVI
maps, which can differentiate soil from grass or forest, detect plants under stress,
and differentiate between crops and crop stages.
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Vegetation indices Contd.
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Vegetation indices Contd.
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Research findings
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Research findings Case Study #1
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Research findings Case Study #1
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Research findings Case Study #2
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Research findings Case Study #3
Remote sensing-based monitoring of chlorophyll dynamics in fruit
orchards
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Research findings Case Study #3
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Research findings Case Study #3
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Research findings Case Study #3
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Research findings
The same low resolution IRS imageries were also used for identifying and
prioritizing the suitable sites for passion fruit plantations in the hilly districts of the
north-eastern states of India.
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Government Initiatives
Increase crop yield with use of Remote Sensing:
FASAL (Forecasting Agricultural output using Space, Agro-
meteorological and Land-based observations)
Launched in 2006.
Reliable crop prediction mechanism.
A team of ISRO/Department of Space, State Remote Sensing
Applications Centers, State Agricultural universities and many
other institutions are working on FASAL.
Remote Sensing component of FASAL- handled by the
Ahmedabad - based Space Application Centre of the Indian
Space Research Organization.
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Government Initiatives Contd.
NADAMS (National Agricultural Drought Assessment and
Monitoring System)
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Government Initiatives Contd.
NCFC (National Crop Forecast Centre)
Launched in April 2012
Provide estimates of crop output and assess the drought
situation in the country through latest technologies.
Located at the New Delhi base Pusa.
Equipped with image-processing facilities, laboratories and
software.
Named after the well known Indian Statistician P C
Mahalanobis, founder of the Indian Statistical Institute, who
played a significant role in evolving methods to estimate crop
yields.
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Government Initiatives Contd.
CHAMAN (Coordinated Horticulture Assessment and
Management using Geoinformatics)
Implemented by Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre (MNCFC) in
collaboration with ISRO Centres (SAC & NRSC) and 12 state horticulture
departments, NHRDF, IMD, ICAR Centre and State Remote Sensing
Centres.
Envisages use of satellite remote sensing data for area and production
estimation of 7 horticultural crops (Potato, Onion, Tomato, Chili, Mango,
Banana and Citrus) in 12 major states in 180 districts.
The programme also uses GIS (Geographical Information System) tools
along with remote sensing data for generating action plans for horticultural
development (site suitability, infrastructure development, crop
intensification, orchard rejuvenation, aqua-horticulture, etc.).
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Government Initiatives Contd.
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Government Initiatives Contd.
Major achievements of the project include:
Potato Production Forecast at National/State Level and Final
forecast (F2) at District Level for 5 states (Bihar, Gujarat,
Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal)
Mango and Citrus Orchard mapping: Using LISS III , LISS IV
and Cartosat dataset object based/Pixel-based in selected
districts of Bihar, UP & Punjab.
Post-harvest infrastructure planning by assessing the potential
of cold storage capacity for fruits and vegetables in Bihar state.
Aqua-horticulture: Remote sensing based assessment of
wetlands for Makhana (Foxnut) cultivation in Darbhanga
district of Bihar.
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Scope of Remote Sensing
There is a great potential for airborne hyper-spectral imagery
use in estimating fruit yield and detecting plant stress as
supported by several studies [Cross et al.,(2008)].
we will be receiving data that have a variety of spatial resolutions that in some cases
derived from high-resolution satellite based remote sensing data, with physical crop
farming.
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Advancements in Remote Sensing technologies
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones.
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FarmBeats: An IoT Platform from Microsoft for Data-
Driven Agriculture
Data required to advice on those four aspects are acquired from the
farm and collected on cloud using TV White Space technology. At
the farm level a white space device such as a router is installed by
the farmer that would facilitate data collection on soil moisture,
nutrient content, etc.
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Constraints of Remote Sensing in India
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