AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
Hyperspectral and multispectral data is ideally suited for agricultural and forestry applications. Some of the uses of this technology include: soil type mapping, precision farming (evaluating the optimal use of irrigation, fertilization and pesticide treatments), crop yield prediction, illegal crop detection, monitoring of deforestation/reforestation programs, etc. It is fundamental to determine the land uses in order to plan de different exploitation activities of the natural resources. Hyperspectral and multispectral imagery provide detailed information in a very fast and efficient way. Besides, HytecAltoAmericas’ airborne imaging spectrometers offer higher spatial and spectral resolution than satellite imagery, to more precisely identify vegetative species and map their status.
This map shows the type and spread of vegetation. It also identifies vegetation health, the different kinds of stress under which it may live because of different levels of contamination and their source. Hyperspectral imaging is also useful for species distribution and diversity studies, illegal crop detection, etc.