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Product Name:Plot Masked Multispectral and/or Thermal Crop Health with Uniformity
Product SKU:71203-07
Revision Date:2024-08-20

Product Overview

Description

Plot Masked Multispectral and/or Thermal Crop Health with Uniformity provides plot-level measurements of Blue (B), Green (G), Red (R), Red-Edge (RE), Near-Infrared (NIR), and Long-Wave Infrared (LWIR) spectral bands and derivate vegetation indices. This product utilizes precision-aligned orthomosaics derived from high-resolution 6-band multispectral imagery. This product also includes vegetation masking and reports band measurements and vegetation index values based on the masking layer. Specific deliverables for this product are sensor dependent. Multispectral imagery that does not include the particular 6-band configuration of B, G, R, RE, NIR, and LWIR will include only a subset of deliverables.

Recommended Use Cases

  • Plant Growth
  • Canopy Development
  • Canopy Senescence
  • Crop Health
  • Crop Stress
  • Nutrient Status
  • Disease
  • Water Stress
  • Heat Stress
  • Plot Quality
  • Plot Deactivation
  • Area of Interest Variability
  • Vegetation Masked

Supported Crops

  • Any Crop

Deliverables Summary

  • Mosaic Multispectral (G, R, RE, NIR, LWIR) Precision Aligned
  • Mosaic Multispectral (G, R, RE, NIR, LWIR) Masked Precision Aligned
  • Mosaic Multispectral (G, R, RE, NIR) Precision Aligned
  • Mosaic Multispectral (G, R, RE, NIR) Masked Precision Aligned
  • Mosaic Multispectral (B, G, R, RE, NIR) Precision Aligned
  • Mosaic Multispectral (B, G, R, RE, NIR) Masked Precision Aligned
  • Plot Masked Multispectral and/or Thermal with Uniformity

Requirements

General Requirements

  • Requires FieldAgent Enterprise License (61006-##) or Enterprise Analytics Upload/Export Surcharge (71010-09)
  • Requires Plot Project Setup (71200-00)
  • Imagery collected following all "Data Capture Requirements"
  • Imagery uploaded to the FieldAgent Field created by Plot Project Setup (71200-00)
  • Order Analytics submitted for Plot Masked Multispectral and/or Thermal Crop Health with Uniformity with appropriate Product Variant selected for uploaded Survey
  • Optional: Reflectance Panel Imagery required for Calibration: https://support.sentera.com/portal/en/kb/articles/capturing-your-refelectance-panel

Data Capture Requirements

Imagery Type

  • Multispectral: B, G, R, RE, NIR
  • RGB + NDRE (Bayer Filter)
  • Multispectral: G, R, RE, NIR, LWIR
  • Multispectral: G, R, RE, NIR

Ground Sample Distance

  • Less than 1cm (Early-Season)
  • Less than 4cm (Mid- to Late- Season)

Timing by Crop

Crop Timing/Growth StagePlant Size
Any CropEarly Season; Mid- to Late- SeasonAny

Flight Specifications

Early-Season
SensorAltitudeSpeedOverlapFlight DirectionBufferHeadingGimbal PitchTerrain Informed
6X70ft (21m)6mph (3m/s)75%Any40ft (12m)Forward-90° (Nadir)On
6X Thermal70ft (21m)6mph (3m/s)75%Any40ft (12m)Forward-90° (Nadir)On
Micasense Altum70ft (21m)6mph (3m/s)75%Any40ft (12m)Forward-90° (Nadir)On
Double 4K (Multispectral)50ft (16m)6mph (3m/s)75%Any40ft (12m)Forward-90° (Nadir)On
Mavic 3 Multispectral50ft (16m)6mph (3m/s)75%Any40ft (12m)Forward-90° (Nadir)On
Phantom 4 Multispectral50ft (16m)6mph (3m/s)75%Any40ft (12m)Forward-90° (Nadir)On
Micasense RedEdge-MX50ft (16m)6mph (3m/s)75%Any40ft (12m)Forward-90° (Nadir)On
Micasense RedEdge-P50ft (16m)6mph (3m/s)75%Any40ft (12m)Forward-90° (Nadir)On
Mid- to Late- Season
SensorAltitudeSpeedOverlapFlight DirectionBufferHeadingGimbal PitchTerrain Informed
6X200ft (60m)10mph (5m/s)80%Any40ft (12m)Forward-90° (Nadir)Off
6X Thermal200ft (60m)10mph (5m/s)80%Any40ft (12m)Forward-90° (Nadir)Off
Micasense Altum200ft (60m)10mph (5m/s)80%Any40ft (12m)Forward-90° (Nadir)Off
Double 4K (Multispectral)200ft (60m)10mph (5m/s)80%Any40ft (12m)Forward-90° (Nadir)Off
Mavic 3 Multispectral200ft (60m)10mph (5m/s)80%Any40ft (12m)Forward-90° (Nadir)Off
Phantom 4 Multispectral200ft (60m)10mph (5m/s)80%Any40ft (12m)Forward-90° (Nadir)Off
Micasense RedEdge-MX200ft (60m)10mph (5m/s)80%Any40ft (12m)Forward-90° (Nadir)Off
Micasense RedEdge-P200ft (60m)10mph (5m/s)80%Any40ft (12m)Forward-90° (Nadir)Off

Environmental Conditions

Lighting
Imagery should be captured between the time of 3 hours after sunrise and 3 hours before sunset. Consistent lighting conditions required for best results, including avoidance of hard shadows cast over the field which cause bright spots and dark spots in the dataset.
Wind
Wind conditions should be within the specified limits of the aircraft or system being used to carry the imaging sensor.
Precipitation
There should be no active precipitation during imagery capture.

Deliverables

Analytics by Product Variant

AnalyticVariantsMultispectral: B, G, R, RE, NIRMultispectral: G, R, RE, NIR, LWIRMultispectral: G, R, RE, NIR
ImageryMultispectral: B, G, R, RE, NIR **OR** RGB + NDRE (Bayer Filter)Multispectral: G, R, RE, NIR, LWIRMultispectral: G, R, RE, NIR
Mosaic Multispectral (B, G, R, RE, NIR) Precision Aligned (82006-01)
Mosaic Multispectral (G, R, RE, NIR, LWIR) Precision Aligned (82007-01)
Mosaic Multispectral (G, R, RE, NIR) Precision Aligned (82008-01)
Mosaic Multispectral (B, G, R, RE, NIR) Masked Precision Aligned (82006-03)
Mosaic Multispectral (G, R, RE, NIR, LWIR) Masked Precision Aligned (82007-03)
Mosaic Multispectral (G, R, RE, NIR) Masked Precision Aligned (82008-03)
Plot Masked Multispectral and/or Thermal with Uniformity (83006-03)

Mosaic Multispectral (G, R, RE, NIR, LWIR) Precision Aligned (82007-01)

Description

A Green (G), Red (R), Red-Edge (RE), Near-Infrared (NIR), and Long-Wave Infrared (LWIR) multi-band mosaic provided at native resolution and georeferenced. Units for G, R, RE, and NIR bands provided as Reflectance (%) if calibrated, or as Digital Number (-) if not calibrated. Units for LWIR band provided as Temperature (deg C). Details about the native sensor configuration, including spectral band specifications and other metadata, are included in the GeoTIFF tags.

Deliverable List

DeliverableFormatDescription
Multispectral Mosaic (Preliminary)*GeoTiffGreen, Red, Red-Edge, Near-Infrared, and Long-Wave Infrared multi-band, full-resolution, and non-georeferenced raster
Multispectral MosaicGeoTiffGreen, Red, Red-Edge, Near-Infrared, and Long-Wave Infrared multi-band, full-resolution, and georeferenced raster
* Delivered only in some cases

Mosaic Multispectral (G, R, RE, NIR, LWIR) Masked Precision Aligned (82007-03)

Description

A Green (G), Red (R), Red-Edge (RE), Near-Infrared (NIR), and Long-Wave Infrared (LWIR) multi-band mosaic provided at native resolution, georeferenced, and masked to only include pixels classified as vegetation. Units for G, R, RE, and NIR bands provided as Reflectance (%) if calibrated, or as Digital Number (-) if not calibrated. Units for LWIR band provided as Temperature (deg C). Details about the native sensor configuration, including spectral band specifications and other metadata, are included in the GeoTIFF tags.

Deliverable List

DeliverableFormatDescription
Masked Multispectral MosaicGeoTiffGreen, Red, Red-Edge, Near-Infrared, and Long-Wave Infrared multi-band, full-resolution, georeferenced raster, and vegetation-masked raster

Mosaic Multispectral (G, R, RE, NIR) Precision Aligned (82008-01)

Description

A Green (G), Red (R), Red-Edge (RE), and Near-Infrared (NIR) multi-band mosaic provided at native resolution and georeferenced. Units for G, R, RE, and NIR bands provided as Reflectance (%) if calibrated, or as Digital Number (-) if not calibrated. Details about the native sensor configuration, including spectral band specifications and other metadata, are included in the GeoTIFF tags.

Deliverable List

DeliverableFormatDescription
Multispectral Mosaic (Preliminary)*GeoTiffGreen, Red, Red-Edge, and Near-Infrared multi-band, full-resolution, and non-georeferenced raster
Multispectral MosaicGeoTiffGreen, Red, Red-Edge, and Near-Infrared multi-band, full-resolution, and georeferenced raster
* Delivered only in some cases

Mosaic Multispectral (G, R, RE, NIR) Masked Precision Aligned (82008-03)

Description

A Green (G), Red (R), Red-Edge (RE), and Near-Infrared (NIR) multi-band mosaic provided at native resolution, georeferenced, and masked to only include pixels classified as vegetation. Units for G, R, RE, and NIR bands provided as Reflectance (%) if calibrated, or as Digital Number (-) if not calibrated. Details about the native sensor configuration, including spectral band specifications and other metadata, are included in the GeoTIFF tags.

Deliverable List

DeliverableFormatDescription
Masked Multispectral MosaicGeoTiffGreen, Red, Red-Edge, and Near-Infrared multi-band, full-resolution, georeferenced, and vegetation-masked raster

Mosaic Multispectral (B, G, R, RE, NIR) Precision Aligned (82006-01)

Description

A Blue (B), Green (G), Red (R), Red-Edge (RE), and Near-Infrared (NIR) multi-band mosaic provided at native resolution and georeferenced. Units for B, G, R, RE, and NIR bands provided as Reflectance (%) if calibrated, or as Digital Number (-) if not calibrated. Details about the native sensor configuration, including spectral band specifications and other metadata, are included in the GeoTIFF tags.

Deliverable List

DeliverableFormatDescription
Multispectral Mosaic (Preliminary)*GeoTiffBlue, Green, Red, Red-Edge, and Near-Infrared multi-band, full-resolution, and non-georeferenced raster
Multispectral MosaicGeoTiffBlue, Green, Red, Red-Edge, and Near-Infrared multi-band, full-resolution, and georeferenced raster
* Delivered only in some cases

Mosaic Multispectral (B, G, R, RE, NIR) Masked Precision Aligned (82006-03)

Description

A Blue (B), Green (G), Red (R), Red-Edge (RE), and Near-Infrared (NIR) multi-band mosaic provided at native resolution, georeferenced, and masked to only include pixels classified as vegetation. Units for B, G, R, RE, and NIR bands provided as Reflectance (%) if calibrated, or as Digital Number (-) if not calibrated. Details about the native sensor configuration, including spectral band specifications and other metadata, are included in the GeoTIFF tags.

Deliverable List

DeliverableFormatDescription
Masked Multispectral MosaicGeoTiffBlue, Green, Red, Red-Edge, and Near-Infrared multi-band, full-resolution, georeferenced, and vegetation-masked raster

Plot Masked Multispectral and/or Thermal with Uniformity (83006-03)

Description

Plot Masked Multispectral and/or Thermal with Uniformity includes a standard set of 7 vegetation indices and single band measurements derived from 6-band multispectral imagery containing Blue (B), Green (G), Red (R), Red-Edge (RE), Near-Infrared (NIR), and Long-Wave Infrared (LWIR) spectral bands. This includes Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Normalized Difference Red Edge Index (NDRE), Green Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (GNDVI), Green Leaf Index (GLI), Chlorophyll Index Red Edge (CIRE), Chlorophyll Index Green (CIG), and Normalized Difference Water Index (NDWI). These vegetation indices and the underlying radiometrically calibrated or uncalibrated band measurement data have a wide range of applications. Uniformity describes variation at the plot- level using statistical summary of sub-plot-level data. Masking describes measurements and summary statistics representing only pixels classified as vegetation derived from the masking layer. Multispectral imagery that does not include the particular 6-band configuration of B, G, R, RE, NIR, and LWIR will include only a subset of deliverables. Units for B, G, R, RE, and NIR bands provided as Reflectance (%) if calibrated, or as Digital Number (-) if not calibrated. Units for LWIR band are provided as Temperature (deg C). Vegetation indices are provided as unitless values (#).

Deliverable List

DeliverableFormatDescription
Plot Masked Multispectral and/or Thermal with UniformityShapefile, GeoJSON, CSVPlot-level summary statistics
Subplot MultispectralGeoTiffMultispectral band measurement subplot variability

Data Attributes

Plot Masked Multispectral and/or Thermal with Uniformity
AttributeDescriptionUnits MetricUnits Imperial
Band: Blue (% or #) <DD-Mon>Average Blue band measurement of the plot
Band: Blue - Masked (% or #) <DD-Mon>Average Blue band measurement of only the plants in the plot
Band: Blue - Median Subplot (% or #) <DD-Mon>Median of the subplot Blue band measurement
Band: Blue - Subplot Std. Dev. (% or #) <DD-Mon>Standard Deviation of the subplot Blue band measurement
Band: Blue - Min Subplot (% or #) <DD-Mon>Minimum of the subplot Blue band measurement
Band: Blue - Max Subplot (% or #) <DD-Mon>Maximum of the subplot Blue band measurement
Band: Blue - Subplot Range (% or #) <DD-Mon>Range of the subplot Blue band measurement
Band: Green (% or #) <DD-Mon>Average Green band measurement of the plot
Band: Green - Masked (% or #) <DD-Mon>Average Green band measurement of only the plants in the plot
Band: Green - Median Subplot (% or #) <DD-Mon>Median of the subplot Green band measurement
Band: Green - Subplot Std. Dev. (% or #) <DD-Mon>Standard Deviation of the subplot Green band measurement
Band: Green - Min Subplot (% or #) <DD-Mon>Minimum of the subplot Green band measurement
Band: Green - Max Subplot (% or #) <DD-Mon>Maximum of the subplot Green band measurement
Band: Green - Subplot Range (% or #) <DD-Mon>Range of the subplot Green band measurement
Band: Red (% or #) <DD-Mon>Average Red band measurement of the plot
Band: Red - Masked (% or #) <DD-Mon>Average Red band measurement of only the plants in the plot
Band: Red - Median Subplot (% or #) <DD-Mon>Median of the subplot Red band measurement
Band: Red - Subplot Std. Dev. (% or #) <DD-Mon>Standard Deviation of the subplot Red band measurement
Band: Red - Min Subplot (% or #) <DD-Mon>Minimum of the subplot Red band measurement
Band: Red - Max Subplot (% or #) <DD-Mon>Maximum of the subplot Red band measurement
Band: Red - Subplot Range (% or #) <DD-Mon>Range of the subplot Red band measurement
Band: Red-Edge (% or #) <DD-Mon>Average Red-Edge band measurement of the plot
Band: Red-Edge - Masked (% or #) <DD-Mon>Average Red-Edge band measurement of only the plants in the plot
Band: Red-Edge - Median Subplot (% or #) <DD-Mon>Median of the subplot Red-Edge band measurement
Band: Red-Edge - Subplot Std. Dev. (% or #) <DD-Mon>Standard Deviation of the subplot Red-Edge band measurement
Band: Red-Edge - Min Subplot (% or #) <DD-Mon>Minimum of the subplot Red-Edge band measurement
Band: Red-Edge - Max Subplot (% or #) <DD-Mon>Maximum of the subplot Red-Edge band measurement
Band: Red-Edge - Subplot Range (% or #) <DD-Mon>Range of the subplot Red-Edge band measurement
Band: NIR (% or #) <DD-Mon>Average Near-Infrared band measurement of the plot
Band: NIR - Masked (% or #) <DD-Mon>Average Near-Infrared band measurement of only the plants in the plot
Band: NIR - Median Subplot (% or #) <DD-Mon>Median of the subplot Near-Infrared band measurement
Band: NIR - Subplot Std. Dev. (% or #) <DD-Mon>Standard Deviation of the subplot Near-Infrared band measurement
Band: NIR - Min Subplot (% or #) <DD-Mon>Minimum of the subplot Near-Infrared band measurement
Band: NIR - Max Subplot (% or #) <DD-Mon>Maximum of the subplot Near-Infrared band measurement
Band: NIR - Subplot Range (% or #) <DD-Mon>Range of the subplot Near-Infrared band measurement
Band: LWIR (Temperature) (deg C) <DD-Mon>Average Long-Wave Infrared band measurement of the plot
Band: LWIR (Temperature) - Median Subplot (deg C) <DD-Mon>Median of the subplot Long-Wave Infrared band measurement
Band: LWIR (Temperature) - Subplot Std. Dev. (deg C) <DD-Mon>Standard Deviation of the subplot Long-Wave Infrared band measurement
Band: LWIR (Temperature) - Min Subplot (deg C) <DD-Mon>Minimum of the subplot Long-Wave Infrared band measurement
Band: LWIR (Temperature) - Max Subplot (deg C) <DD-Mon>Maximum of the subplot Long-Wave Infrared band measurement
Band: LWIR (Temperature) - Subplot Range (deg C) <DD-Mon>Range of the subplot Long-Wave Infrared band measurement
Index: NDVI (#) <DD-Mon>Average NDVI of the plot
Index: NDVI - Masked (#) <DD-Mon>Average NDVI of only the plants in the plot
Index: NDVI - Median Subplot (#) <DD-Mon>Median of the subplot NDVI
Index: NDVI - Subplot Std. Dev. (#) <DD-Mon>Standard Deviation of the subplot NDVI
Index: NDVI - Min Subplot (#) <DD-Mon>Minimum of the subplot NDVI
Index: NDVI - Max Subplot (#) <DD-Mon>Maximum of the subplot NDVI
Index: NDVI - Subplot Range (#) <DD-Mon>Range of the subplot NDVI
Index: NDRE (#) <DD-Mon>Average NDRE of the plot
Index: NDRE - Masked (#) <DD-Mon>Average NDRE of only the plants in the plot
Index: NDRE - Median Subplot (#) <DD-Mon>Median of the subplot NDRE
Index: NDRE - Subplot Std. Dev. (#) <DD-Mon>Standard Deviation of the subplot NDRE
Index: NDRE - Min Subplot (#) <DD-Mon>Minimum of the subplot NDRE
Index: NDRE - Max Subplot (#) <DD-Mon>Maximum of the subplot NDRE
Index: NDRE - Subplot Range (#) <DD-Mon>Range of the subplot NDRE
Index: GNDVI (#) <DD-Mon>Average GNDVI of the plot
Index: GNDVI - Masked (#) <DD-Mon>Average GNDVI of only the plants in the plot
Index: GNDVI - Median Subplot (#) <DD-Mon>Median of the subplot GNDVI
Index: GNDVI - Subplot Std. Dev. (#) <DD-Mon>Standard Deviation of the subplot GNDVI
Index: GNDVI - Min Subplot (#) <DD-Mon>Minimum of the subplot GNDVI
Index: GNDVI - Max Subplot (#) <DD-Mon>Maximum of the subplot GNDVI
Index: GNDVI - Subplot Range (#) <DD-Mon>Range of the subplot GNDVI
Index: GLI (#) <DD-Mon>Average GLI of the plot
Index: GLI - Masked (#) <DD-Mon>Average GLI of only the plants in the plot
Index: GLI - Median Subplot (#) <DD-Mon>Median of the subplot GLI
Index: GLI - Subplot Std. Dev. (#) <DD-Mon>Standard Deviation of the subplot GLI
Index: GLI - Min Subplot (#) <DD-Mon>Minimum of the subplot GLI
Index: GLI - Max Subplot (#) <DD-Mon>Maximum of the subplot GLI
Index: GLI - Subplot Range (#) <DD-Mon>Range of the subplot GLI
Index: CIRE (#) <DD-Mon>Average CIRE of the plot
Index: CIRE - Masked (#) <DD-Mon>Average CIRE of only the plants in the plot
Index: CIRE - Median Subplot (#) <DD-Mon>Median of the subplot CIRE
Index: CIRE - Subplot Std. Dev. (#) <DD-Mon>Standard Deviation of the subplot CIRE
Index: CIRE - Min Subplot (#) <DD-Mon>Minimum of the subplot CIRE
Index: CIRE - Max Subplot (#) <DD-Mon>Maximum of the subplot CIRE
Index: CIRE - Subplot Range (#) <DD-Mon>Range of the subplot CIRE
Index: CIG (#) <DD-Mon>Average CIG of the plot
Index: CIG - Masked (#) <DD-Mon>Average CIG of only the plants in the plot
Index: CIG - Median Subplot (#) <DD-Mon>Median of the subplot CIG
Index: CIG - Subplot Std. Dev. (#) <DD-Mon>Standard Deviation of the subplot CIG
Index: CIG - Min Subplot (#) <DD-Mon>Minimum of the subplot CIG
Index: CIG - Max Subplot (#) <DD-Mon>Maximum of the subplot CIG
Index: CIG - Subplot Range (#) <DD-Mon>Range of the subplot CIG
Index: NDWI (#) <DD-Mon>Average NDWI of the plot
Index: NDWI - Masked (#) <DD-Mon>Average NDWI of only the plants in the plot
Index: NDWI - Median Subplot (#) <DD-Mon>Median of the subplot NDWI
Index: NDWI - Subplot Std. Dev. (#) <DD-Mon>Standard Deviation of the subplot NDWI
Index: NDWI - Min Subplot (#) <DD-Mon>Minimum of the subplot NDWI
Index: NDWI - Max Subplot (#) <DD-Mon>Maximum of the subplot NDWI
Index: NDWI - Subplot Range (#) <DD-Mon>Range of the subplot NDWI

Visualized Layers

Composite, Single-band, and Index visualized layers are dynamically rendered in FieldAgent. Composite layers include Color Infrared (NIR, R, G) and Natural Color (R, G, B). Single band layers include Blue (B), Green (G), Red (R), Red Edge (RE), Near Infrared (NIR), Long Wave Infrared (LWIR). Index layers include Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Normalized Difference Red Edge Index (NDRE), Green Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (GNDVI), Green Leaf Index (GLI), Chlorophyll Index Red Edge (CIRE), Chlorophyll Index Green (CIG), and Normalized Difference Water Index (NDWI). Multispectral imagery that does not include the specific band(s) needed to render a given layer will not be visualized.

Deliverables Containing Visualized Layers

  • Masked Multispectral Mosaic
  • Multispectral Mosaic
  • Subplot Multispectral
LayerVariantsMultispectral: B, G, R, RE, NIRMultispectral: G, R, RE, NIR, LWIRMultispectral: G, R, RE, NIR
ImageryMultispectral: B, G, R, RE, NIR **OR** RGB + NDRE (Bayer Filter)Multispectral: G, R, RE, NIR, LWIRMultispectral: G, R, RE, NIR
Composite: Color Infrared
Equation: (NIR, R, G)
Composite: Natural Color
Equation: (R, G, B)
Band: Blue
Equation: B
Band: Green
Equation: G
Band: Red
Equation: R
Band: Red Edge
Equation: RE
Band: NIR
Equation: NIR
Band: LWIR
Equation: LWIR
Index: NDVI
Equation: (NIR - R)/(NIR + R)
Index: NDRE
Equation: (NIR - RE)/(NIR + RE)
Index: GNDVI
Equation: (NIR - G)/(NIR + G)
Index: GLI
Equation: (2G - R - B)/(2G + R + B)
Index: CIRE
Equation: (NIR/RE) - 1
Index: CIG
Equation: (NIR/G) - 1
Index: NDWI
Equation: (G - NIR)/(G + NIR)