GDA’s
cro
p area maps provide crop identification and detailed location information
within the specific region under analysis. Through comparisons with historic
data, GDA furnishes year over year and in season change monitoring and
calculates percentage change vs. the selected baseline, such as last year or
last report. GDA also has the ability to identify new crop areas and crop areas
that are no longer planted.
GDA’s
crop area maps are compatible with all leading GIS applications. Combining the
crop and location information, along with yield, acreage and the customer’s
datasets, such as cost per metric ton, transportation costs or other pertinent
financial or logistics information, allows for a high level decision support
system that brings exceptional value to internal financial and logistics teams.
Crop
area maps are available as a stand alone product or in conjunction with crop
monitoring and/or acreage assessment products. Frequency of crop area map
delivery is based solely on the customers’ requirements and may vary from a
single instance per season to monthly monitoring maps.