Crop scouting
Drone crop scouting and NDVI mapping for Oregon growers
Drone scouting helps growers see field patterns before or between applications. NDVI maps and high-resolution imagery can show stress zones, uneven vigor, wet corners, edges, and areas that need a closer look.
What scouting shows
Field information before the spray decision
Scouting is useful when a field does not look uniform, timing is tight, or you want better information before planning an application. The drone does not make the crop decision. It shows where to look first.
NDVI vigor maps
NDVI maps can show differences in crop vigor, stress, and growth patterns across a block or field.
Orthomosaic imagery
High-resolution stitched imagery gives a clear overhead view that can be used for field review and treatment planning.
PDF summary
You receive marked stress zones and a short PDF summary so the information is easy to review and share.
How growers use it
Find the acres that need attention
Scouting can help before a spray job, between applications, or when a field edge, block, or wet area is behaving differently from the rest of the crop.
Before spraying
Plan targeted treatment areas
A scouting pass can help define the rows, edges, or patches that may need treatment before a spray quote is planned.
Between applications
Check how a field is changing
Imagery can help compare field areas over time and point attention toward places that need boots on the ground.
Turnaround
Usually 24 to 48 hours
Most scouting summaries are returned within 24 to 48 hours, depending on weather, field size, and scheduling.
Operations served
Specialty crops and field blocks
Scouting can fit vineyards, orchards and hazelnuts, nurseries, berries, pasture, hay, grass seed, and specialty crop blocks.
Targeted application
How scouting connects to a spray plan
Scouting and spraying are separate services, but they work together. Scouting can show the treatment area. The spray plan still depends on the product label, weather, site conditions, licensing, and whether aerial application is the right method.
See aerial application servicesWhat to send
- Crop or site type
- Acreage or block size
- Field location or dropped pin
- What looks different in the field
What you receive
- NDVI vigor map
- High-resolution orthomosaic imagery
- Stress zones marked
- Short PDF summary
What it helps answer
Which areas need a closer look, whether a targeted spray zone makes sense, and where field checking should start.
Related guide
Read more about scouting before spraying
Need a field scouted?
Send the crop, acreage, field location, and what you want to check. We will review the job and tell you what information is needed before scheduling.