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Mapping Software for Efficient Prescription Spray Mapping

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Regina, SK|Oct 1, 2023

I’ve recently bought a DJI mavic 3M to scout fields. I would like to begin making prescription spray maps. What software are you guys using? I’ve looked at Pix4D but wondering if there is anything better out there?
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It sort of depends on how willing you are to draw up your own RX’s. Any software that will produce an exportable geotiff that can be moved into something like SMS or even Climate Fieldview, can be used. DroneDeploy being an example. With Pix4d you can use multispectral imaging and have your prescription zones automatically produced based on your selection of classification ranges and number of ranges. Your output will be in shapefile. But don’t overlook taking a simple RGB ortho, manually drawing your zones onto it, and then running your manually made zones through SMS or similar to produce an RX shapefile that can be read by rate controller. Sometimes a little human interpretation is worth the extra time.