Iranian Company Develop Smart System to Monitor over 100,000 Hectares of Agricultural Lands
“Our space exploration system uses several layers of information; including ground data, daily data from various remote sensing satellites, meteorological data, and drone information. We have developed these models and now provide several main services,” said Hossein Motamedi, the managing-director of the knowledge-based company stationed at the Science and Technology Park of Kermanshah province in Western Iran.
Noting that with this system, accurate land data and farm management tools are provided in the agriculture and industries sector, he said, “A special panel has also been designed for farmers; after registering, each farmer gains access to the required data by specifying the area of his farm.”
“At present, we have a variety of models; including in the water requirement estimation section, precise irrigation planning (time, hour and volume of irrigation), estimating the amount of nitrogen on the field surface, and specialized models for specific crops like sugarcane that estimates the height of sugarcane with an error of 2 to 3 centimeters. The amount of nitrogen in the branches, leaves and pods in various crops like sugar beet and other crops is also calculated,” Motamedi said.
In a relevant development in 2023, engineers of a technological company in Iran had also implemented a system based on space technologies which can be used to estimate the amount of cultivated areas of five strategic crops and the actual annual needs to the products.
“For the smart management of cultivation of strategic crops, we have on agenda the design and implementation of three under-development systems upon an order by the Iran Space Agency,” said Zahra Toufaninejad, the managing director of the company.
She said that one of these systems has been developed to monitor the cultivated areas and the rate of transpiration and evaporation of the rice product, noting, “Another system monitors the cultivated area of wheat, canola, corn and sugar beet by using satellite images.”
These systems will be provided to the Iranian Agricultural Ministry after being approved and finalized by the Space Agency.
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