Introducing Solvi — easy and affordable Crop Monitoring
Today we are officially launching Solvi! We are excited to introduce our service that is developed specifically for farmers and agronomists to help make better decisions using drone imagery.
It all started 2 years ago when we’ve been working with researchers at Swedish University of Agriculture on better crop monitoring using aerial imagery. Back then consumer drones have already become more affordable and despite some limitations it was obvious that it was a very effective tool for farmers and agronomists to collect up-to-date data about crops. While flying and collecting imagery was relatively simple, the whole process of turning collected data into something valuable was complicated. It was clear that for this technology to become truly useful there should be much easier way.
This is when we set out to create Solvi — a service that would allow farmers and agronomists to simply upload the imagery and almost instantly be able to see variations in the field or spot potential problem areas. Our vision was to not just create an imagery processing service, but a tool that would allow collect, analyse, store and compare data for fields and farms over long periods of time and be accessible at any moment in the palm of your hand.
Meet Solvi
Over the last year we’ve been working closely with farmers, agronomists and researchers to make sure that Solvi helps solve real problems while remaining easy to use.
Here’s how it works today in 3 simple steps:
1. Collect and upload imagery
Consumer oriented drones like DJI Phantom and Mavic have become very popular and affordable. They have a great built-in RGB cameras and software that allows to fly and collect imagery over a field in a few simple clicks. There are also more advanced multispectral cameras like MicaSense RedEdge that enable broader types of analysis. No matter what sensor you are using to collect the images — just upload the images and we’ll process them into high-resolution maps, usually within 1–2 hours.
2. Analyse and get insights
This is the most interesting part since it reveals where the variations in the field are and which areas require further attention. Solvi will choose the most appropriate algorithm depending on the camera and will clearly show on a map in which parts of the field crops are growing better and in which worse. For basic usage we have some widely used vegetation indices like NDVI, VARI and SAVI, and for our users who are looking to dig deeper into data there is a broader range of indices to choose from as well as possibility define custom ones.
3. Take actions with prescription files
Our analysis tools would be only half as useful if it wouldn’t be possible to turn them into actionable data which can be directly plugged into the tractors or exported to other farming management software. Using our Prescription file tools it is possible to divide a field into zones of custom size and choose amount of fertilizer to apply for every zone depending on crops health. Those zones can then be exported into a Shape-file which is an industry standard format compatible with most agricultural hardware and software on a market.
Get started today
We want to encourage you to collect, process and analyse data as often as you need, because we believe that the more and the better data you have, the better decisions you can make. That’s why we chose not to put any limitations on number of uploads, images or resolution. Scan your fields as often as you need, with level of detail that you need and we’ll do our best to help you get insights from your data.
Solvi is available for everyone today and we would like to invite you to sign up for our free trial. We have a lot of exciting announcements coming, so stay tuned!
