Isixhobo "sohlalutyo lwemeko yezityalo kunye nomhlaba womhlaba (i-crap-casma)" ibonelela ngokufikelela kwidatha ye-NASA ngokwemowudi yomhlaba (modis) kwifomathi yomsebenzisi.
Ngokutsho kweRajat Bindlissha, umphandi kwimvakalelo ekude yomhlaba embindini we-geneber ye-NaSA Spaces eGegbel, iMaryland, esi sixhobo sinikezela ngakumbi ukuqina komhlaba.
Abanye abasebenzisi be-Crop-casma baya kuba ngabaphandi nabahlaziyo abaqeshiweyo ekukhutshelwe iingxelo zeveki veki nganye kwizityalo ezikhulayo ezichaza amazwe akhulayo kunye nokukhula kwenkqubela phambili kumanqanaba ohlukeneyo omswakama.
Umzekelo, isivuno-i-casma siya kunceda ekuchongeni iindawo ezingenakuthungwa ngenxa yokuthunga, "yatsho imihlaba eyomileyo okanye ikhokelela ekuphuculeni iinkcukacha-manani eziphuculweyo zeprojekthi. Intloko kufundo lohlalutyo lwendawo yeRick Müller.
Ukongeza ekuxhaseni ukusebenza kwezolimo, isityalo-i-casma siya kwenza izifundo zozinzo kunye nefuthe lemicimbi yemozulu egqithileyo kwizityalo. "Ezi zisatellite zifunyenwe kwiisatellite zemeko yezityalo kunye nemeko yomhlaba wokufuma komhlaba zibonisa rhoqo ukuguqula imeko yezolimo rhoqo.
Ngokwentloko yeprojekthi ye-Crop-Casma, Zhengwei yana, isixhobo sifotwelwe ukufikeleleka kubasebenzisi babucala. "Sidale intsingiselo elula yokusebenzisa efuna imfundo encinci yobugcisa. Ucacile kwifomathi yePDF, kwaye unokukhuphela idatha kwi-Intanethi ukuze ungene kwimodeli yakho, utshilo.
Idatha eqingqiweyo esisiseko sezityalo-i-casma sithathwa kumanqanaba omhlaba ophezulu womhlaba kunye nendawo yeengcambu okanye ukusuka kumphezulu wobunzulu bamanqanaba emi-1 phantsi komhlaba ophantsi komhlaba. Idatha engagungqiyo engafakwanga inesisombululo sendawo yendawo engama-36, ethetha ukuba "umkhondo" ngamnye wedatha ulingana nobungakanani besithili. Umyalelo ukwaphuhlise indlela yohlalutyo lwedatha, ekubonelela abasebenzisi ngolwazi ngesigqibo se-1 km.
Ubukho bedatha kwisisombululo esiphezulu kuvumela abasebenzisi ukuba bachaze iindawo ezinomswakama ophezulu okanye ophantsi, obaluleke kakhulu kumlimi.
Le ntsebenziswano yinxalenye yesivumelwano esikhulu, esisandula ukusayinwa phakathi kwe-USDA kunye ne-NASA kwi-UNISA kwi-Jaint Someleza uphando lwezolimo kwicandelo leSayeniso somhlaba.
(Umthombo: www.farmpir.com. Ngomfanekiso owenziwe ngumntu wesatellite, ibonisa isithili sezolimo e-Idaho nge-14 ka-Agasti. Imifanekiso eboniswe yi-studiods. Iziko lezithuba zendawo zikaThixo kwi-NASA).