Mobile Data Collection for Precision Agriculture, Farming & Ground Truthing

Aerial NDVI maps are a great tool for agronomists, highlighting crop variability. But NDVI just shows where a problem is. You still need to get out and inspect your fields, and get into the soil. MapGage helps you ground truth your aerial crop maps with a digital FieldApp, manage farm workers & improve operational efficiencies

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In recent years Precision AG has been a buzzword often used to describe the power of drone acquired NDVI maps and how they can help farmers and plantations to analyze crops and plants over large areas. NDVI maps show you the amount of photosynthesis in plants and offer a general indication of their health. But unless you’ve controlled for all possibilities, you can’t know if what the maps are telling you is good or bad. Drones & NDVI are one piece of the puzzle — you still need to get out there on the ground, touch the plants and assess the situation on a case by case basis.

In order to effectively diagnose what the issue is (as opposed to just where it is) and to use NDVI maps for management decisions, you need to understand the crop condition as seen from the ground. This is called Ground Truthing and forms an integral part of using drone maps in agricultural management. Collecting hundreds of ground records requires a system able to record the relevant data, combine it with images and video and record the exact location ideally on the latest drone map using your mobile phone or a tablet.

MapGage does just that: A simple yet powerful ground truthing solution to collect data, combine it with drone maps, and other relevant data such as history of the field, growth stage, fertilization, pesticides, and the plant growth environment. MapGage also offer a tool to dispatch farm workers to specific location, assign tasks and get instant feedback on tasks submitted. All data is synchronized across all mobile devices and a web based dashboard. MapGage can process drone maps but also integrates with all existing map formats and data sets. MapGage is Future Farming now!

A whole new way of managing your agricultural operations

START GROUND-TRUTHING WITH OUR FLEXIBLE MOBILE DATA COLLECTION TOOL:

Our Form Builder allows you to build, distribute and manage self-contained, lightweight GIS apps across standard mobile devices. All without the need for specialized hardware, software or training. Replace all your paper forms and add powerful location tools to collect and leverage geospatial data. Visualize the data in interactive tables and maps.

RECORD ISSUES, DISPATCH FARM WORKERS, CREATE REPORTS…

Mobile Forms include powerful status and scheduling options, making them adaptable to any use case and workflow. Collect issues in the field, schedule work plans, dispatch team members to a specific case or location and receive live feedback through mobile devices. This ensures that you can close the loop on cases and issues and manage teams and assets with confidence.

OVERLAY YOUR DATA ON SATELLITE MAPS, DRONE MAPS & BUILDING PLANS:

Overlay your data on satellite maps, drone acquired maps or even building plans to better understand the context in which your data was collected. MapGage includes a full fledged map system that can display orthomosaic, elevation and NDVI maps. Building plans can also be used as long as they are GPS referenced (offered as a service)

BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER… THE MAPGAGE GEOSPATIAL PORTAL:

Visualize your field and map data in a sharable, collaborative geospatial portal. Spot patterns, analyze differences and use these insights to make the right decisions. Dispatch your field teams to solve issues and report back. Manage your teams by adding and removing team members. Create Reports using the collected field data. Edit your existing forms on the fly and Create New Forms as needed.

INCLUDES A DRONE MAPPING ENGINE, WORKS WITH ANY DRONE:

Does your organization fly drones or hire drone pilots to create maps? With MapGage you just need to upload your drone acquired images and we will process them into orthomosaic, elevation and NDVI maps. Just upload your images to a project and we will replace the base layer with the latest maps and super impose the field data on top of it. Older map layers are kept for future reference.

LINK YOUR COLLECTED FIELD DATA TO OTHER SYSTEMS INCLUDING YOUR OWN DATABASES:

Expand MapGage by connecting your geospatial data to 3rd party applications using our flexible API. Connect your field data to SAP, Oracle, ArcGIS, CartoDB or any other system. Integrate your own database systems, set up custom notifications, and build your own tools using your collected field data

CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS:

Using aerial maps of a construction site you can track project advances, equipments and material stocks. Use geo-referenced ortho-maps to precisely measure distances. Site managers can edit reports data directly via their mobile devices.

ROAD MANAGEMENT:

Manage road networks via aerial maps to detect road damages, vegetation & building encroachment and plan future road improvements. Engineers can report damages using our mobile data collection tool.

MINES & QUARRIES:

Gain a snapshot of your mining and quarry operations. Make precise measurement using orthomaps and use our detailed point clouds to measure extraction volumes. Make detailed site reporting using our smartphone integration.

GOLF COURSES:

Map out your Golf Courses with centimeter-precision. Publish your detailed maps as a marketing tool. These maps can be used to manage your greens and track issues. Course maintenance teams can use their smartphones to upload detailed reports and issues onto your maps.

PLANTATIONS AND AGRICULTURE:

Detailed maps and NDVI images of plantations can be used to take stocks of trees and plants and solve crop and drainage issues. Smart phones can be used to acquire data on the ground and upload it to our maps.

DRONE OPERATORS:

Focus on acquiring clients and do the flying. Upload your images, we take care of the rest. Our system ensures that your clients always have access to their data. Add value to your product range by offering additional services on top of the maps you create such as client specific inspection and geospatial FieldApps, thus differentiating yourself from the competition.