Ranch’s and Real Estate
Land is vast and difficult for one person to manage. There are many ways Microgeography can serve large land owners. Contours give the story of land and it’s morphology as it changes. Water erodes all and overtime our land will change. Drainage analysis can show comparisons from satellite imagery how your land has shifted over time and with consistent high resolution mapping form Microgeography you will be up to date with how your land is changing.
Often times you will have visitors to your property, giving them a digital map that is downloadable for those times they are out of cell service is not only useful it can help mitigate safety concerns. Having points of interest mapped on one of our “Adventure Maps” is a great way to gamify your property, and make sure everyone has a safe and fun time while out exploring your land.
When buying or selling land, it is a boon to have a greater understanding of what specifically you are looking to purchase. Videos are excellent, and we do provide those for a nominal fee but more exciting is having a digital twin of your property. With this future land owners can visualize themselves in the property and it is easy to land plan any new amenities buyers would be interested in adding to the property to make it their own.
Civil and Surveying
Geospatial is the newest discipline in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) world. When it comes to Precision Mapping Microgeography has you covered. Data acquisitions is a complicated process, and the wrong decision could easily blow a budget. For example, LiDAR is an extremely useful tool, but sometimes it proves to be too expensive for a simple task, it takes an industry professional to know when photogrammetry could do the task just as easily and for a fraction of the cost.
Having an onsite CAD technician is useful to extract break lines, contours, Generate TIN Models, DEM/DSM, preform Tree and Topo Surveys, Trace Boundary’s from field notes but it can be costly when there is not enough work for the technician to or if there is too much work and deadlines approaching. Rely on Microgeography to take that load and perform tasks equal to your CAD Technician. We are not ashamed to admit we use International Companies from Mexico and India who work for a fraction of the cost and on counter cyclical work schedules. So the job is always getting done.
Precision Agriculture
a. When it comes to Wine there are several metrics that most wine makers rely on during the grow season. The Ratio of Total Canopy in Meters squared to Kilogram is one of them(Preferred is 1.5kg per 1m^2). Our Leaf Area Index (LAI) can gage the canopy volumetrics of the entire vineyard in a fraction of the time it would take to do so by hand. This time saving activity will empower your decision making as you gage the number of Kilo’s of grapes your vines are making by hand only where needed.
The Vigor of a vine can be gauged by combining several Indexes. Normalized Differential Vegetation Index (NDVI) and Crop Water Stress Index (CWSI) are simple calculations of visible bands we collect using multispectral and thermal cameras. Each band of light is determined by its wave length and measured in this case in Nanometers (nm) and Micrometers (µm). It is good to remember the Red Green Blue Visible spectrum is 400-700 nm.
NDVI is calculated by two bands, Near Infrared (NIR) 700-1100 nm and Red 620-750 nm, the calculation being (NIR-R/NIR+R)=NDVI. This essentially shows you before your eye’s see it, the health of the plant as it reflects the NIR bands less as it becomes more unhealthy.
CWSI utilizes Thermal light bands which are in the 8,000-14,000 nm range. Irigation allows the leaf temperature to be modulated, with CWSI we can see the leaf vs the canopy temperature and if the ratio is too far different the area will need to be irrigated to cool down the plan.
b. Drainage analysis can be very helpful to a vineyard as standing water can cause over exposure to moisture and foster all sorts of pests or diseases. It is best to have a model to see if there is any drainage needed in your property.
a. Olive, apple, kiwi, plumb and every other fruiting tree all have different ratio’s of what makes them produce the best fruit. All of them can use data produced by micgrogeography’s precision agriculture mapping technology.
b. NDVI, LAI, CWSI all have different ratio’s that makes meaningful data for your crop specifically but it is unique to every species, field, and specific tree which is why we pride ourselves on be precise with our data.
c. Drainage is best planned for prior to planting but that does not mean existing issues and poor civil planning should not be delt with. We can manage a redesign of your orchards drainage systems making sure your tree’s remain healthy and properly watered.
a. Every beginning of the season the story is the same, how quickly will your turf come back to it’s full luster? Microgeography can gage your Green Up and Brown Down cycles every season. NDVI is an invaluable tool to get a head of the ball when it comes to pests or lack of nutrition to help keep your soil green and healthy. This valuable information will highlight exactly where your turf could use some love with fertilizer and watering.
b. Do you have some issues with fairways being far too sodden and golfers losing their balls in areas they normally would have retrieved them from? Do carts leave deep trenches in areas that retain too much moisture? We can give you feedback on your courses topographic issues with our drainage reports.
a. When managing hectares of forests making sure your tree’s are well spaced and full canopied is of vital importance. We can deliver accurate stand counts, and generate ETS Reports comparing historic satellite and aerial imagery to newly mapped forests with UAV’s. We are also able to tell what kind of vegetation you have in your forest land by species using our multispectral imaging and machine learning technology.
I’m dane.
A fourth-generation West Texan hailing from the oil capital of North America, Mildland, Texas, brings a rich heritage and deep connection to the land. An Eagle Scout and a seasoned expert in mapping and land development, his journey has been fueled by a profound love for the natural world.
With a solid educational background in Geography, including graduate-level studies in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Regional and City Planning from the prestigious University of Oklahoma, Dane's thirst for knowledge led him to explore cutting-edge technologies, including specialized UAV credits from top researchers at Oklahoma State University.
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