neptune drone services
independent private drone company in Ireland. they use the drones for variable rate mapping, invasive weed mapping, drought detection, plant phenotyping and disease detection. they come out to your farm and fly over the field you want and then develop the information for you.
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| Name in original language | neptune drone services |
| Name in English | neptune drone services |
| Designer/ manufacturer | Neptune drone services |
| Accessibility | Sold commercially |
| Weblink | https://www.neptunedroneservices.ie/ |
| Countries of primary use | Ireland |
| Main language | English |
| Other languages available | None |
| Brief description of the tool | independent private drone company in Ireland. they use the drones for variable rate mapping, invasive weed mapping, drought detection, plant phenotyping and disease detection. they come out to your farm and fly over the field you want and then develop the information for you. |
| Target user | Farmer and advisor |
| Target crops | Wheat, Maize, Potatoes, Barley, Beans, Oats, Oilseed rape, Peas, Rye, Soybean, Sunflower, Sorghum |
| Type of tool | Crop analysis |
| The tool assesses or provides guidance on | Leaf nutrient content, NDVI, % Canopy cover, Green Area Index (GAI), RGB imagery, Yield map, SPAD |
| Nutrients assessed | Nitrogen (N) |
| Type analysis | Leaf analysis |
| Nutrients assessed in the lab | Not included |
| The tool relies on a base recommendation system | No |
| The assessment frequency should be | as little or as often as you require depending on what service you are availing of. for variable rate nitrogen mapping it would be generally done prior to nitrogen splits |
| Required data input is | Crop, Soil analysis result, Nutrient input, Soil type, Variety, Growth stage |
| The data can be imported from other tools and systems | Yes |
| The tools main output format is | CSV file |
| Data can be exported | Yes |
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Project Coordinators
Sarah Kendall
sarah.kendall@adas.co.ukSpyros Fountas
sfountas@aua.grheurope.nutrichecknet@gmail.com
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