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Planted Area Computation🔗

📖 Overview🔗

The planted area computation analytic calculates the planted area of a crop field based on satellite imagery and emergence detection data. This process uses the emergence date as a reference and compares images taken before and after emergence to estimate the percentage of planted area. It supports different processing modes, including standard planted area calculation and control mode for unplanted area detection. The algorithm validates results using predefined thresholds and stores them for integration with other analytics and applications.


🗂️ Baseline Data🔗

  • Satellite Imagery (Pre- and Post-Emergence)
  • Emergence Detection Results

⚙️ API🔗


⚙️ Parameters & Variables🔗

Input Parameters🔗

Parameter Variable Name Description Type
Emergence Date emergenceDate Emergence date, format: YYYY-MM-DD string
Threshold threshold Number of days between the images taken before emergence and the second image integer
Processor Mode processorMode Enum: "PLANTED_AREA" or "CONTROL" string
Control Threshold controlThreshold Percentage of unplanted area threshold, for CONTROL mode number

Request Body🔗

Parameter Variable Name Description Type
id id EarthDaily Agro internal ID of the area of interest (optional) string
geometry geometry Geometry of the area of interest (WKT format) string

Output Variables🔗

PLANTED_AREA🔗

Parameter Variable Name Description Type
Planted Area planted_area Computed planted area in square meters float
Planted Area Percentage planted_percentage Computed planted area as a percentage float

CONTROL🔗

Parameter Variable Name Description Type
Difference difference Represents the numerical difference between the expected planted area and the actual computed planted area. float
Control Threshold control_threshold Defines the percentage limit of unplanted area allowed when operating in CONTROL mode. float
Result result Indicates whether the computed value meets or exceeds the defined threshold (true/false). boolean

📊 Performance and Accuracy🔗

  • Tested Crops:

    • Soybeans
    • Corn
  • Tested Regions:

    • Brazil
    • United States

💼 Use Case and Product Integration🔗

This analytic is used in:


📚 Glossary🔗

Term Description
Emergence Date The date when crop emergence was detected, used as a reference for planted area computation.
Processor Mode Defines the computation type: PLANTED_AREA for planted area calculation, CONTROL for unplanted area check.
Control Threshold Percentage threshold for unplanted area in CONTROL mode.
WKT (Well-Known Text) A standard text format for representing spatial geometries such as points, lines, and polygons.
AOI (Area of Interest) A user-defined geographic area selected for analysis.

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