Field and crop evaluation tool and methods of use

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9147110
APP PUB NO 20140301607A1
SERIAL NO

14246804

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A method for determining a percent ground cover over an area of land is provided. An image of the area of land is captured, and an area of interest within the image is defined. The area of interest image is converted to a gray scale image, a user-adjustable threshold is specified for distinguishing ground cover from soil and the percent ground cover present in the gray scale image is calculated and reported.

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  • PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Anderson, Barry L Lake Crystal, US 1 17
Berghoefer, Chad C North Mankato, US 1 17
Brueland, Brent A Boone, US 1 17
Fitch, Neal A Grimes, US 1 17

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