发明名称 |
Field and Crop Evaluation Tool and Methods of Use |
摘要 |
A method for determining a percent ground cover over an area of land is s provided. An image of the area of land is captured, and an area of interest within the image is defined. The area of interest image is converted to a gray scale image, a user-adjustable threshold is specified for distinguishing ground cover from soil and the percent ground cover present in the gray scale image is calculated and reported. |
申请公布号 |
US2014301607(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.10.09 |
申请号 |
US201414246804 |
申请日期 |
2014.04.07 |
申请人 |
PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INC |
发明人 |
Anderson Barry L.;Berghoefer Chad C.;Brueland Brent A.;Fitch Neal A. |
分类号 |
G06K9/00;G01N33/00 |
主分类号 |
G06K9/00 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. A method for determining a percent ground cover over an area of land comprising:
providing a mobile device; capturing an image of the area of land using a camera installed on the mobile device; defining an area of interest within the image using a ground cover software application operating on the mobile device; converting the area of interest to a gray scale image using the ground cover software application; defining a user-adjustable threshold for distinguishing ground cover from soil using the ground cover software application; determining the percent ground cover present in the gray scale image using the ground cover software application; and reporting the percent ground cover. |
地址 |
Johnston IA US |