Hello,
My name is Brady Koehler I work with the USDA-ARS in Fargo, ND. I am a lead technician for a sunflower drought stress study. The study will take place over the next 2 years. We have small plots that are about 5 acres and want to get as much information on a plant by plant basis if possible. I am most curious about image processing software that can help me get everything below. I have looked at a few places but there are so many out there. What would you recommend? I also would be curious to which drones you like most. I am currently looking at the DJI Inspire or 3DR Solo combined with an infrared camera, thermo camera, and rgb camera which we can mount and remove. Below is a list of everything we want the drone to do:
· Plant height and plant count (RGB camera)
· Maturity and flower date
· Rogue plants
· Hybrid phenology
· Evaluate leaf and canopy traits
· Canopy height
· Canopy temperature to determine CWSI
· Measurement of canopy light reflectance for determination of NDVI and CWSI.
· Data geo-referencing
· Temperature
· Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)
· Crop Water Stress Index (CWSI)
· Leaf Area Index (LAI)
Thanks,
Brady
