# SmartCane - Agricultural Intelligence Platform

A multi-stage satellite imagery processing system for crop health analysis and harvest predictions in sugarcane farming operations.

## Overview

SmartCane processes 4-band satellite imagery (RGB + NIR) into actionable crop health insights using a sophisticated data pipeline spanning Python, R, and PHP. The system integrates satellite data from Planet Labs with field-level analysis, automated reporting, and harvest forecasting.

### Core Features

- **Weekly Satellite Monitoring**: 4-band GeoTIFF imagery acquisition and processing
- **Chlorophyll Index (CI) Analysis**: Crop health assessment with multi-temporal smoothing
- **Field-Level KPI Calculation**: Uniformity metrics, gap detection, weed risk assessment
- **Harvest Forecasting**: ML-powered yield predictions with growth trajectory analysis
- **Automated Reporting**: Weekly Word/HTML reports with field-specific alerts and recommendations


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**Last Updated**: February 2026
**Maintained By**: Resilience BV
**Repository**: https://github.com/TimonWeitkamp/smartcane_experimental_area