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Maxar imagery helps optimize vineyard production The variables that determine the quality and yield of a vineyard in a particular location at a particular time are one of the world's greatest challenges. There is elevation to consider, sun exposure, drainage, soil quality and richness. These elements are commonly referred to as the terroir, or the characteristics of geography, geology and climate and how they interact with a plant's genetics to produce a unique product specific to that growing site. Vineyard operators around the world share a common goal, to find that unique combination of yield, quality, and margin to produce the best product with the greatest profit. It's a combination of luck and science with science more oen taking a leading role as precision viticulture techniques are adopted. Precision viticulture is accomplished by precisely measuring local variation in factors that influence grape yield and quality, such as soil, topography, microclimate and vine health, and applying appropriate management practices, such as trellis design, pruning, fertilizer application, irrigation and harvest timing. Science driving vineyard performance GMV PRECISION VITICULTURE info@maxar.com maxar.com Satellite imagery central to precision viticulture More and more precision viticulture depends on technologies such as GPS, meteorlogic systems, environmental sensors, GIS and satellite imagery. It is a field that Maxar information partner GMV, a worldwide technology and engineering consultancy, is embracing. "Grape growers o en manage vineyards in a homogenous manner," says Antonio Tabasco, Head of Division for GMV. "Operations start at one corner and finish at the opposing corner of the vineyard even though conditions within the vineyard are rarely the same throughout. Inevitably, the variability of vegetation and soil patterns within a vineyard impact yield and quality. Our goal is to identify and define the homogeneous sections within the vineyard so growers can have all the data at hand to both increase yield and quality while reducing production costs." company information GMV, a Maxar information partner, is a worldwide technology and engineering consultancy offering solutions in aeronautics, banking and finance, oil and gas, space, defense and transportation. case study WINE REGIONS WO R L D W I D E