Fujitsu uses image analysis technology to generate rice paddy parcel maps from satellite images and aerial photos

Friday, August 17, 2012 - 07:31 in Mathematics & Economics

Fujitsu today announced that, in collaboration with the Federation of Hokkaido Agricultural Mutual Aid Association (Hokkaido NOSAI) and the Kamikawa Chuo Agricultural Mutual Aid Association (Kamikawa Chuo NOSAI), it will aid in creating maps of rice paddy parcels using proprietary Fujitsu image analysis technology. The technology will utilize satellite images and aerial photographs to recognize the boundaries between rice paddies and the embankments that separate them. From August 9 to October 31, Fujitsu will be conducting a field test to evaluate the technology's usefulness in confirming the crop area of new members when they join NOSAI, as well as other applications.

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