The
Daily Telegraph: Growers are using powerful cameras on
board a satellite 500 miles above Earth's surface to take
images of their vineyards, showing them where to plant vines
and when to harvest the grapes.
The high-resolution pictures are so accurate they can calculate
the number of leaves per square meter which is directly
proportional to the quality and yield of grapes.Farmers will
also be able to scan surrounding areas to see what land may be
good for cultivation and so help the industry expand.The
technology known as
Oenoview
is developed by
Infoterra, a
division of the
European Aeronautic Defence and
Space Company, and has already been used in various
wine-growing areas of France.It works by calculating the
density of foliage on vines by analyzing the light that
reflects off them.
The high-resolution pictures are so accurate they can calculate
the number of leaves per square meter which is directly
proportional to the quality and yield of grapes.Farmers will
also be able to scan surrounding areas to see what land may be
good for cultivation and so help the industry expand.The
technology known as
Oenoview
is developed by
Infoterra, a
division of the
European Aeronautic Defence and
Space Company, and has already been used in various
wine-growing areas of France.It works by calculating the
density of foliage on vines by analyzing the light that
reflects off them.
