About the service
I run systematic grid-pattern flights over vineyard blocks and orchard rows with a multispectral sensor, capturing the near-infrared and red-edge bands that reveal canopy vigor long before wilting, discoloration, or yield loss becomes visible on the ground. Each mission is flown at a fixed altitude and overlap ratio so the resulting mosaic stitches cleanly across the whole parcel, row by row, block by block.
The deliverable is a georeferenced vegetation-index map you can open in any standard GIS or agronomy software, with vigor classed into clear zones — strong, moderate, and weak canopy — plus a shapefile or KML export so the zones line up with your irrigation lines, rootstock blocks, or variety splits. Weak zones are flagged with pixel coordinates and a shortlist of likely causes: irrigation dropout, nutrient deficiency, pest pressure, or disease pockets, based on the pattern shape and edge behavior of the anomaly.
Because vigor shifts with phenology, I recommend flying at three to four points across the season — budbreak, canopy closure, veraison or fruit set, and pre-harvest — and I keep every flight's raw imagery and processed map archived so you can flip between dates and watch a stressed zone either recover or spread. That season-over-season comparison is often more useful than any single flight, since it separates a temporary dry spell from a chronic irrigation or soil problem.
Turnaround is typically 48 to 72 hours from flight to delivered map for a single block, longer for full-estate surveys. I carry insurance, hold the required remote pilot certification, and coordinate flight windows around wind and light conditions so the imagery is consistent enough to compare across visits. Ground-truth photos of flagged zones are included so you're never chasing a coordinate blind.
The deliverable is a georeferenced vegetation-index map you can open in any standard GIS or agronomy software, with vigor classed into clear zones — strong, moderate, and weak canopy — plus a shapefile or KML export so the zones line up with your irrigation lines, rootstock blocks, or variety splits. Weak zones are flagged with pixel coordinates and a shortlist of likely causes: irrigation dropout, nutrient deficiency, pest pressure, or disease pockets, based on the pattern shape and edge behavior of the anomaly.
Because vigor shifts with phenology, I recommend flying at three to four points across the season — budbreak, canopy closure, veraison or fruit set, and pre-harvest — and I keep every flight's raw imagery and processed map archived so you can flip between dates and watch a stressed zone either recover or spread. That season-over-season comparison is often more useful than any single flight, since it separates a temporary dry spell from a chronic irrigation or soil problem.
Turnaround is typically 48 to 72 hours from flight to delivered map for a single block, longer for full-estate surveys. I carry insurance, hold the required remote pilot certification, and coordinate flight windows around wind and light conditions so the imagery is consistent enough to compare across visits. Ground-truth photos of flagged zones are included so you're never chasing a coordinate blind.
