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field variability index

discover how heterogeneous is your field with the variability index model

multi factorial field zoning

The Variability Index model analyzes historical satellite imagery data to measure how variable and consistent is a field's productivity patterns across seasons.

profitable precision ag field by field

The model helps to identify which fields have consistent high and low productivity zones across seasons, enabling growers to invest in profitable variable rate applications only where the spatial patterns justify the technology costs.

Dual dimension analysis

Combines both spatial and temporal variability, providing a robust and stable field assessment.

Multi-season intelligence

Leverages 5 years of Sentinel-2 satellite data to identify persistent productivity patterns across seasons and eliminating the noise from temporary field variations.

Standardized cross-field comparability

Produces standardized indexes that enables direct comparison of variability across fields of different sizes, crops, geographies, and management systems.

Model Insights

Understand the field variability dimensions

Variability index

Indicates how variable is the vegetation in the field across multiple seasons

Consistency index

Indicates how consistent is the heterogeneity pattern across seasons

VxC index

Overall assessment of how variable and how consistent the spatial structure of vegetation is in a field

Key Characteristics

Discover how the model can provide objective, scalable, and actionable field heterogeneity assessments.

Satellite-based remote sensing

Enable non-invasive and scalable analysis across large field portfolios with cloud-resilient processing.

Temporal consistency evaluation

Automatically detect and analyzes past growing periods to capture reliable long-term patterns.

Complementary index metrics

Three metrics (variability, consistency, and weighted average) on a standardized 0-1 scale to provide comprehensive field heterogeneity assessment.

Clustering-based spatial analysis

Uses advanced algorithms to automatically identify and compare productivity zones across multiple seasons, determining how consistently these spatial patterns occur in the field.

How to set up

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