Transmission tower footprint

Flown by Andrew Westfall, Agriculture & Natural Resources Educator, Purdue Extension - White County

The construction footprint of two newly installed power transmission towers are shown here.

Image of orthomosaic map shows water damage. Field drainage tile was damaged during installation, and this orthomosaic map shows water damage. Using software to conduct geospatial analysis, the farmer was able to quantify the damage.
Image of a farm from above Here, you can see the result of soil compaction during construction
  • Orange area = 3.27 acres (too wet, not planted)
  • Purple area = 1.52 acres (plant roots too wet)
  • Total = 4.79 acres

We followed up during the 2019 growing season to see if compaction was still affecting crops. This was mapped using RGB, VARI, NDVI, and NDRE to compare indices.

Image mapping using NDRE to compare indices NDRE
Image mapping using NDVI to compare indices NDVI
Image mapping using RGB to compare indices RGB
Image mapping using VARI to compare indices VARI

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