Servi-Tech Aerial ImageryProduct Description and Annotated Examples 2016

Imagery ProductsNative (true color) image• Similar to a Google Earth

image, but higher resolution and very up to date.

Imagery ProductsNative (true color) image• Similar to a Google Earth

image, but higher resolution and very up to date.

Imagery ProductsAdvanced Difference Vegetative Index (ADVI)• Serves the same purpose as

NDVI.• Colors are based how green

(or stressed) the crop is.

Imagery ProductsAdvanced Difference Vegetative Index (ADVI)• Serves the same purpose as

NDVI.• Colors are based how green

(or stressed) the crop is.

Imagery ProductsThermal• Healthy plants are cooler

(because there is more transpiration.)

• Stressed plants are warmer (because there is less transpiration.)

Imagery ProductsThermal• Healthy plants are cooler

(because there is more transpiration.)

• Stressed plants are warmer (because there is less transpiration.)

Imagery ProductsBare Ground Thermal• Moist ground is cooler.• Dry ground is warmer.

This map can be used for:• Moisture probe placement• Planting prescriptions• Soil sampling zones• Tile drain placement

Imagery ProductsBare Ground Thermal• Moist ground is cooler.• Dry ground is warmer.

This map can be used for:• Moisture probe placement• Planting prescriptions• Soil sampling zones• Tile drain placement

What can I learn from Aerial Imagery?

*May be visible only after the damage is done. Still better than not knowing!

Long-term field trends• Soil properties• Compaction problems• Land use history

Short-term conditions or events• Irrigation problems or inconsistencies• Nutrient deficiencies• Application errors• Weather damage• Insects*• Disease*

More Examples

Good placement for a moisture probe.

Greatly reduce planting population and fertilizer use due to water losses.

Drier soil not visible without thermal.

Bare Ground Thermal

Good placement for a moisture probe.

Very dry ridge! Consider a drought-resistant hybrid here.

This corner is disked and ridged for pipe.

Bare Ground Thermal

Soil variability caused by field levelling decades ago.

Wet area. Consider drainage solutions?

Dry area.

Bare Ground Thermal

Native (true color) Image

Identify mechanical problems:This pivot isn’t supposed to bend like that!

Native (true color) Image

Identify mechanical problems:The purge valve has been left open on the end of this pivot.

ADVI Image

This 80 was sprayed when the soil was dry enough. This 80 was sprayed when

the soil was too wet!

The yield loss from this error can’t be identified from a yield monitor that is averaging 8 rows at a time!

In-Season Thermal

Moisture stress ahead of the pivot.

Moisture stress in the non-irrigated corner.

In-Season Thermal

Moisture stress varies greatly in this field due to soil type and topography.

This information can be used to better manage irrigation.

ADVI Image

Corn hybrid test plots show varying health (greenness.)

Early-planted corn was more susceptible to spider mites moving in from the edge of the field.

Few spider mites moving into the later-planted corn.

Drought-resistant hybrid test strips.

ADVI Image

Direction of tillage is still visible in mature crop.

Easy to Navigate Website and IOS app

SWIPESelect image

• Compare imagery side-by-side.

• Export data in many different formats.

• View your position in the field in real-time.

• Create ready-to-download prescription files on the website.

Easy to Navigate Website and IOS app

Ordering Information• Confirm that your Servi-Tech representative created a

shapefile for the correct field.• Go through the contract process with your Servi-Tech

representative.• March 11th is the deadline to guarantee the first flights

are not missed.• One-time in-season flights may be available on a limited

basis, but at a higher per-flight cost.

Ordering Information• For Pricing:

– Austin Bontrager• Agronomic Technology Support Specialist• 234-567-9182• austin.bontrager@servitech.com• stepspro.com