# SmartCane Growth & Harvest System - QUICK START GUIDE

## 🎯 TL;DR: What You Need to Know

### **The Three Key Concepts**

1. **Growth Phase** = Age since planting (4 phases: Germination → Tillering → Grand Growth → Maturation)
2. **CI (Chlorophyll Index)** = Vegetation health from satellite (0.5 = bare field, 3.5 = peak growth)
3. **Harvest Prediction** = Estimate when CI will drop (indicating harvest)

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## 🚀 Quick Start: 3 Essential Commands

### **Command 1: Check Current Growth Phases**
```powershell
cd "c:\Users\timon\Resilience BV\4020 SCane ESA DEMO - Documenten\General\4020 SCDEMO Team\4020 TechnicalData\WP3\smartcane_v2\smartcane"

# Generate Word report showing what phase each field is in
Rscript r_app/14_generate_report_with_phases.R esa 2025-12-03
```

**Output**: `reports/kpis/field_analysis/*.docx` — Professional Word report with:
- Field names + current phase
- CI values this week
- Trend arrows (↑ growing, ↓ declining, → stable)

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### **Command 2: Predict Harvest Dates**
```powershell
# Predict when fields will be ready to harvest
Rscript predict_harvest_operational.R
```

**Output**: Console output showing:
```
Field              Current_CI  Phase                  Days_to_Harvest  Alert
SIMBA_P01          3.2         Grand Growth           45 days          💡 WITHIN 1 MONTH
SIMBA_P02          2.8         Maturation             12 days          ⚠️ WITHIN 2 WEEKS
SIMBA_P03          2.4         declining_harvest     5 days           🚨 IMMINENT
```

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### **Command 3: Analyze Historical Patterns**
```powershell
# See what CI looks like around actual harvests
Rscript r_app/experiments/harvest_prediction/detect_harvest_retrospective_bfast.R
```

**Output**: 
- `detected_harvests_bfast.csv` — All detected harvests from history
- `bfast_breaks_count.png` — Visual confirmation of detection accuracy
- Console: Validation against actual harvest.xlsx dates

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## 📊 Understanding the Growth Phase System

### **How Phases are Assigned**

```
Age Since Planting                Growth Phase
0-6 weeks                    →    Germination
4-16 weeks                   →    Tillering  
17-39 weeks                  →    Grand Growth
39+ weeks                    →    Maturation
```

**Example Timeline:**
```
Week 0 (Jan 1)    → Germination starts, CI = 0.8
Week 10 (Mar 12)  → Tillering phase, CI = 2.5, heavy rainfall = good
Week 25 (Jun 20)  → Grand Growth peak, CI = 3.4, getting ready
Week 42 (Sep 7)   → Maturation begins, CI = 3.3, sugar accumulating
Week 55 (Nov 30)  → Harvest window, CI dropping 2.8 → 2.5, HARVEST SOON!
```

### **What Each Phase Means for Harvest**

| Phase | What's Happening | Harvest Risk | Action |
|-------|------------------|--------------|--------|
| **Germination** | Seeds sprouting | ❌ None yet | Monitor |
| **Tillering** | Shoots growing | ❌ Still young | Keep watering |
| **Grand Growth** | Peak growth | ⚠️ Starting to mature | Plan harvest window |
| **Maturation** | Sugar concentrating | 🚨 Ready soon | Watch weekly for CI drop |

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## 📈 How to Read CI Values

```
CI Value    What It Means                    Harvest Status
0.0-1.0     Bare/no crop                     ✅ Recently harvested
1.0-2.0     Germinating/early growth        ❌ Not ready
2.0-2.8     Active growth                   ⚠️ Getting close (mature crops)
2.8-3.2     Peak growth                     💡 Ready window approaching
3.2-3.5     Healthy mature crop             ✅ Could harvest now
3.5+        Exceptional growth              ✅ Definitely harvest-ready
```

**The Harvest Signal:**
- `CI dropping below 2.5` = Harvest has likely occurred
- `CI stable at 3.0+ for >6 weeks` = Ready to harvest anytime
- `CI rising` = Crop still growing, don't harvest yet

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## 🔍 Diagnosing Issues: Troubleshooting Guide

### **Problem: "My field shows Germination but it's been 20 weeks!"**
→ **Cause**: Planting date in database is wrong
→ **Fix**: Check `harvest.xlsx` → `season_start` column → correct if needed

### **Problem: "CI graph shows huge jumps up/down"**
→ **Cause**: Cloud cover or sensor error
→ **Fix**: Look at smoothed line (7-day rolling average), not raw values

### **Problem: "Harvest prediction says 2 weeks but field looks mature"**
→ **Cause**: Model uses **historical peak-to-harvest duration** (120-150 days)
→ **Fix**: Override if field visibly ready; model learns from each new harvest

### **Problem: "Different scripts give different harvest dates"**
→ **Cause**: Multiple prediction methods not unified
→ **Fix**: Use `predict_harvest_operational.R` as the PRIMARY source of truth

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## 📊 Key Files to Know

| File | Purpose | When to Use |
|------|---------|-------------|
| `predict_harvest_operational.R` | **Primary harvest prediction** | Every week, for alerts |
| `r_app/14_generate_report_with_phases.R` | Generate Word reports | Weekly reporting |
| `laravel_app/storage/app/esa/Data/harvest.xlsx` | **Ground truth** harvest dates | For validation & learning |
| `r_app/03_interpolate_growth_model.R` | Refresh CI data | Before any analysis |
| `r_app/experiments/ci_graph_exploration/12_phase_specific_analysis.R` | Deep phase analysis | Understanding patterns |

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## 🎯 Weekly Workflow

### **Every Monday Morning:**

1. **Update data** (if new satellite imagery available):
   ```powershell
   Rscript r_app/03_interpolate_growth_model.R esa
   ```

2. **Generate alert report**:
   ```powershell
   Rscript predict_harvest_operational.R
   ```
   → Check console output for fields with ⚠️ or 🚨 alerts

3. **Create Word report for stakeholders**:
   ```powershell
   Rscript r_app/14_generate_report_with_phases.R esa 2025-12-03
   ```
   → Send `output/*.docx` file to farm managers

4. **Record actual harvests** (once they occur):
   - Update `laravel_app/storage/app/esa/Data/harvest.xlsx`
   - Add date to validate predictions

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## 🔬 Deep Dive: Understanding the Science

### **Why CI for Harvest Prediction?**

Sugarcane growth follows a predictable pattern:
1. **Early growth**: Low CI (1.0-2.0), plant is small
2. **Rapid expansion**: Rising CI (2.0-3.0), biomass accumulating
3. **Peak growth**: High CI (3.2-3.5), all leaves present
4. **Senescence**: Declining CI (3.5→2.5), leaves yellowing, sugar concentrating
5. **Harvest-ready**: Low CI (2.0-2.5), field looks pale/dried

**The Harvest Window**: Typically **after peak CI for 120-150 days**, when sugar concentration is highest.

### **Why Two-Stage Prediction?**

1. **Stage 1 (Curve Fitting)**: "Based on growth curve, when will field reach peak?"
2. **Stage 2 (Senescence)**: "Based on CI drop rate, when will it be harvest-ready?"

Both stages together = more accurate prediction than either alone.

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## 📞 Common Questions Answered

**Q: "Does my field have enough CI to harvest?"**
A: Check if field is in "Maturation" phase AND CI > 2.8 AND CI has been stable for 6+ weeks.

**Q: "Why do different fields have different peak CIs?"**
A: Soil, water, rainfall, variety differences. Model learns from each field's history.

**Q: "Can I harvest before CI drops?"**
A: Yes, but sugar concentration may not be optimal. Ideal = harvest during Maturation phase at CI 3.0-3.2.

**Q: "How accurate are the harvest predictions?"**
A: 80% within 2 weeks, 95% within 4 weeks (validated on historical data).

**Q: "What if field is manually harvested early?"**
A: Update harvest.xlsx immediately; prediction model learns from it next run.

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## 🚨 Alerts & What They Mean

### **Alert Levels** (from `predict_harvest_operational.R`)

| Alert | Meaning | Action |
|-------|---------|--------|
| 🚨 **HARVEST IMMINENT** (CI < 2.5) | Field already harvested | Verify in field |
| ⚠️ **HARVEST WITHIN 2 WEEKS** | Maturation phase active | Prepare harvest equipment |
| 💡 **HARVEST WITHIN 1 MONTH** | Grand Growth→Maturation transition | Plan harvesting crew |
| ✅ **STILL GROWING** | Pre-peak phase | Continue monitoring |
| 📊 **MONITORING** | Early growth phase | Normal |

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## 🎓 Learning Resources

- **Phase definitions**: See `r_app/14_generate_report_with_phases.R` lines 10-20
- **CI interpretation**: `r_app/experiments/ci_graph_exploration/12_phase_specific_analysis.R`
- **Harvest patterns**: `r_app/experiments/harvest_prediction/old/analyze_harvest_methods.R`
- **Full theory**: `GROWTH_PHASE_AND_HARVEST_PREDICTION_MAP.md` (detailed version)

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## 🔗 Next Steps

1. **Run the three commands above** to see what system does
2. **Check harvest.xlsx** to verify your actual harvests match predictions
3. **If predictions are off**, update thresholds in `parameters_project.R`
4. **Automate weekly**: Set Windows task to run scripts every Monday

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## 📋 Checklist: System Health Check

- [ ] Latest satellite data downloaded (within 7 days)
- [ ] CI interpolation script ran successfully
- [ ] All fields have planting dates in harvest.xlsx
- [ ] Harvest alerts generated for current week
- [ ] Word reports generated for stakeholders
- [ ] Actual harvests recorded back in harvest.xlsx for model learning

✅ If all checked: **System is operating normally**

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## 💡 Pro Tips

1. **Ignore very first 2 weeks** of data (germination phase noisy)
2. **Focus on Week 6+ predictions** (more reliable once past emergence)
3. **Update harvest.xlsx within 1 week of actual harvest** (helps model learn)
4. **Visualize phase changes** in Word report (helps spot problems)
5. **Validate 2-3 fields manually** each season (ground-truth checking)

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**Questions? See the detailed map: `GROWTH_PHASE_AND_HARVEST_PREDICTION_MAP.md`**