As the viticulture industry grows in size and importance in Ontario, new technologies and applications are needed to support precision agriculture processes and solve typical industry problems. One such problem is that of winter damage to vines in the Niagara Region, an area that can experience temperatures lower than eighteen below zero, the temperature at which vitis vinifera grape vines are killed. Through the development of data-driven 3D models of a regional vineyard, the college was able to validate the placement of SIS wind machines to alleviate frost damage in the vineyard.
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GIS Weekly Magazine
Susan Smith
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Look for the next issue of GIS Weekly Magazine on May 28, 2012.
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