METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATION OF COVER CROP DURATION AND INTEGRATED COVER CROP INDEX (ICCI)

    公开(公告)号:EP4435733A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-25

    申请号:EP23217896.2

    申请日:2023-12-19

    IPC分类号: G06V20/13 G06V20/10

    摘要: Precise estimation of duration of cover crop is a challenge considering multiple factors contributing to the same and complexity involved in capturing them in the estimation process. A method and system for estimation of cover crop duration and generating Integrated Cover Crop Index (ICCI) is disclosed. Firstly, the maincrop is identified and associated time series data is eliminated to avoid false positives. Detection of type of cover crop and its exact duration is derived by integrated use of satellite remote sensing data, sensor data, field observations and phenology based indicators. Duration of cover crop is estimated considering the impact of snow cover, dormant period etc., by integrated use of remote sensing and sensor data along with local domain crop knowledge of the region. The ICCI provides quantitative measure for cover crop effort and can be used for incentivizing farmers following sustainable cropping practices.