Smart Agriculture – Smart Spraying

Problem

Over-spraying herbicides results in excess spending by farmers and environmental damage. 

Conventional spraying contaminates soil and harms environment

Chemicals contaminate healthy plants and soil

Actions

Apply GPS guidance sprayers, machine learning and computer vision for weed recognition

Real-time visible display recommends irrigation action

Solution

Apply GPS guidance sprayers, machine learning and computer vision for weed recognition

Real-time visible display recommends irrigation action

Results

  • Reduce herbicide use and cost by up to 90%
  • Avoid spraying of healthy plants and soil and reduce run-off improving environmental impact. 
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