Nowadays the grower has no shortage of extra ' eyes ' . tv camera , for example , help oneself growers to monitor the increment of their crops . Yet there are very few photographic camera that can help growers to detect problem in cultivation early on in the way GreenspectIR , a hyperspectral camera that looks over the grower ’s berm , can do that . " We very much think that you have to see the craw 24/7 to determine to recognize trend , with which growers can intervene early if a problem threatens to arise , " say Dennis van der Wiel of Polariks , the company behind the applied science .
The Polariks team with Dennis on the unexpended side at the back
Polariks , located at the Space Business Innovation Center in Noordwijk , has for a bit of years been using technology with which planets are come across to bottom crop . A squad of five , in increase to biotechnologist Dennis and Centennial State - laminitis and stargazer Max , is working on hyperspectral camera and the technology behind them . “ Such cameras can inspect the light spectrum much more accurately than we humans can . People only see a bit of immature , red and blue , but special hyperspectral tv camera can read the light spectrum much advantageously with the help of highly sensitive sensors and a firearm of software system . This makes it possible to find out much more about a plant . "
Drought stress and fungal diseasesFor case , it seems to be possible to put up insight into drought accent before a plant pay heed wilted . “ multitude notice drought stress often only when a plant life starts to limp or turns browned , but GreenspectIR picks up on signaling much quicker . By having the television camera keep a ceaseless eye on a harvest , patterns become seeable . ”
Also about the development of fungal diseases . GreenspectIR has been specifically developed to notice the onset of fungous problems betimes . all-inclusive testing has latterly been carried out at strawberry raiser . The trick is to commute the collect data point into information . “ you could direct a tv camera at anything , but a grower can only profit from it if the proper signals are linked to the right plant characteristics . grower let us know every calendar week what they want to see and then it is up to us to automatise that . ”
Low cropsUp until now , tests were mostly conducted on crushed crop , such as hemangioma simplex or potted plants . With these types of crop it is prosperous to oversee everything from the side of the greenhouse . “ We require a grower to be able-bodied to monitor a quarter - hectare greenhouse with one camera . This is indispensable if greenhouse are to be able-bodied to function autonomously . ” run have also been done in high-pitched crops such as cucumber . “ The most of import thing is that you may reveal finish problem in time . The focus is therefore on clinical mental picture . "
In the showtime , the camera cost between 20,000 and 50,000 euro , but by focalise the photographic camera on a specific program , the cost has been lowered significantly to 1,500 euro per television camera . It also helps that the photographic camera can work independently of a golem or motorcar . But if it is necessary for high crop to drive through the craw , then Polariks will take a look at it . " Carts are often there anyway , so go up a tv camera on such a cart would be a breeze . "
The value is in the dataPolariks does the output of the photographic camera themselves . “ We are still talking about small intensity , but if demand increases , we can surmount up . If a grower starts his new crop next season , then I sure as shooting want to hang our cameras there to be capable to play along the craw from the starting time . ” The datum is visible on a proprietary weapons platform , but integration with other platforms is being work on . “ It is significant for agriculturist that they can view all their data on one platform . for sure , now that more and more sensing element techniques are finding their way to the nursery . But no more than ten party really have knowledge of the technology that we are mould on throughout Europe . "
An system with the special camera can be seen at the World Horti Center until 7 May 2025 .
For more information : Polariks B.V.Kapteynstraat 12201 BB Noordwijkwww.polariks.com[email protect ]
Dennis van der Wiel+316 17 76 55 96
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