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Technical expertise
gives farmers the edge
Spatial Technologies combines 40 years of mapping and technological expertise
to provide complete and easily digestible end-to-end services for companies in
construction, architecture and agriculture.
patial Technologies agribusinesses: 3D models can
specialises in high be developed to provide contour
resolution imaging and mapping to help planning and
contour mapping for a drainage; aerial imaging can identify
Svariety of purposes, vegetation; multi-spectral imagery
deploying an impressive range can identify detailed information
of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles from crops in terms of diseases,
(UAVs, also known as drones), 3D health and growth and provide
laser scanners and geographic data for use in precision agriculture;
information systems (GIS) to and thermal imagery from UAVs
identify and analyse data beyond can identify feral animals and then
the capabilities of the human eye. drop bait at these locations.
Unlike many of its competitors, Spatial One particularly useful application
Technologies provides a complete for the horticulture industry is the
service for its clients: not only use of multi-spectral imagery and
capturing the data, but also doing the GIS in yield estimation for crops. The
analysis and then presenting it in an imagery gained from UAV flights can
easy-to-read format. be compared to previous seasons
to determine growth rates and
“From a client’s perspective, accurately calculate future yields. And
it’s cheaper to work with one as with all the data gained by Spatial
“From a client’s company that does everything Technologies, it can be presented in
perspective, it’s rather than several different any format the customer chooses.
cheaper to work companies doing one task each,”
with one company says Anton van Wyk, Director and For farming customers, the data
that does everything co-Founder of the company. collected by Spatial Technologies
rather than several provides a platform to gain a
different companies The suite of expertise provided better understanding of what is
doing one task each”
by Spatial Technologies has happening on the land and be
Anton van Wyk numerous benefits for farmers and more productive.
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