A) PRECISION, GEOREFERENCED SOIL SAMPLING AND RELATED CONSULTING SERVICES
- planning and implementation of precision soil sampling, precision geophysical soil mapping, and/or multitemporal satellite imagery, calibrated yield maps and topography
- planning of soil testing protocols based on a given production site/field
- implementation of georeferenced soil sampling in the 0-30 cm soil layer
- Undisturbed soil sampling to a depth of 2 m
- Determination of soil compaction/conductivity/organic matter at the operational level with 2 cm vertical resolution
- Complex analysis of soil samples Accredited:
- Restricted, extended, and comprehensive soil testing
- y1 and y2
- determination of soil physical properties (grain size/mechanical composition, pF)
- other tests (T-S value, ignition loss, elemental content)
- rapid determination of the elemental content of soil samples using spectroradiometry and X-ray spectroscopy
B) AGROMETEOROLOGICAL AND OTHER FORECASTS BASED ON SENSORS PLACED IN CROPS AND RELATED CONSULTANCY SERVICES
- design and implementation of agrometeorological measurement programs and measurement networks (GPRS or offline)
- design and implementation of micrometeorological measurement programs and measurement networks (GPRS/wireless or offline)
- Integration of special sensors (e.g. infrared thermometers, sap flow, radiospectrometer) into measurement programs
- Development of specific models derived from measured data
- Provision and development of specific plant protection forecasting models
- Development and service of complex decision support systems (see point F)
C) ANALYSIS OF SATELLITE AND EARTH-PROXIMITY REMOTE SENSING DATA AND RELATED CONSULTING SERVICES
- acquisition of target-specific satellite images
- Planning and implementation of imaging programs (resolution/area) for medium (aircraft) and low (drone) altitude imaging platforms in the visible, near-infrared, and thermal bands
- Multitemporal processing and analysis of satellite, aircraft, and drone images
- Multitemporal processing and complex analysis of crop maps
- Production of microtopography using low-altitude imaging
- Determination of markers for stress prevention using surface and low-altitude remote sensing (nutrients, water shortage, pathogenic fungi)
- assessment of wildlife damage, inland flooding, ice damage, and other accidents based on remote sensing data
- processing and analysis of images taken by cameras mounted on drone platforms
- Generation of target-specific indices (water and nutrient supply, plant protection) from remote sensing data to determine the period and extent of plant growth and stress.
D) DELINEATION OF MANAGEMENT ZONES BASED ON VARIOUS PROCEDURES AND USE OF RELATED ADVISORY SERVICES
- Production of base maps necessary for the introduction of precision crop production and horticulture
- Precision soil mapping, determination of heterogeneity within agricultural fields based on geophysical methods (Wenner magnetic induction-γ)
- processing of precision geophysical overlays, production of n+1 dimensional map overlays
- delineation of management zones in terms of area and quality based on geostatistical analyses
- geostatistical analyses of soil samples from management zones and their geophysical variables
- implementation of other platforms necessary for the establishment of management zones (LIDAR, yield map, RTK, satellite, aircraft, drone images)
- stability assessment of management zones
E) PREPARATION OF DIFFERENTIATED MATERIAL DISTRIBUTION PLANS AND MAPS AND USE OF RELATED CONSULTING SERVICES
- planning of precision nutrient doses (macro, microelements), production of intervention maps for specific machine types
- precision seed and sprout number differentiation for the most important arable crops, production of intervention maps for specific machine types
- monitoring of plant development and growth based on satellite images, integration with other map overlays, calculation of differentiated top dressing doses based on analyses
- planning of precision plant protection interventions, production of intervention maps for specific machine types
- planning other precision cultivation technology interventions (e.g.,, soil cultivation)
- preparing farm-level plans for reducing or eliminating soil degradation processes (e.g. soil compaction) and producing maps for specific machine types
- producing precision soil improvement maps (e.g., liming)
- rapid determination of the elemental content of soil and plant samples using spectroradiometry and X-ray spectroscopy and implementation in the plan for differentiated interventions
F) FARM MANAGEMENT, OPERATION OF AGRICULTURAL DECISION SUPPORT SOFTWARE AND USE OF RELATED CONSULTING SERVICES
- Implementation of a platform-independent, primarily open-source-based custom user interface with the latest front-end tools, server and client-side programming, back-end developments, data provision (METAGRO)
- development, integration, and implementation of agriculture-specific models into the decision support system
- spatial analysis of abiotic and biotic factors and their implementation into the decision support system
- integration of inconsistent numerical databases and map layers, construction of relational databases
- Planning and implementation of measurements and mapping necessary for the operation of the precision irrigation technology decision support system
- Daily determination of irrigation water quantities for different plant species/genotypes, as well as forecasts for different irrigation methods and VRI platforms
G) SUPPORT FOR TRAINING AND EDUCATION RELATED TO THE TRANSITION TO PRECISION FARMING.
- Planning and implementation of high-quality, target-specific practical training programs in non-training programs, within the topics of the service portfolio.
H) SUPPORT FOR EXPERIMENTS RELATED TO THE TRANSITION TO PRECISION FARMING
- Planning of precision semi-industrial and industrial experiments
- Planning and implementation of precision experimental protocols
- Special non-destructive soil and plant physiology measurements
- Complex comparative analysis of treatments
- Planning of small-plot and semi-industrial experiments, implementation of complex measurement programs, geostatistical evaluation of experimental results, documentation of results.
Last update:
2025. 07. 31. 09:00