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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2014
Applicant:
Pioneer HI Bred International Inc, Johnston, IA (US);
Inventors:
Barry L. Anderson, Lake Crystal, MN (US);
Chad C. Berghoefer, North Mankato, MN (US);
Brent A. Brueland, Boone, IA (US);
Neal A. Fitch, Grimes, IA (US);
Assignee:
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC., Johnston, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00657 (2013.01); G01N 33/0098 (2013.01);
Abstract
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.