A top-down map is one thing, but a 3D view gives us better insights into the shape of the landscape. Credit: Agronomeye.
Looking north-west toward The Quoin from Honeysuckle Hill with slope and aspect shading. Credit: Agronomeye.
Visualising tree heights on the slopes surrounding Quoin Cottage. Credit: Agronomeye.
Using AgTwin to measure an area below The Quoin. Credit: Agronomeye.
Visualising water-logging at Stocker's Bottom. Credit: Agronomeye.
Company
Agronomeye
Technology
AgTwin
Founders
Stu Adam
Tim Howell
Disclosure
Wedgetail, The Quoin’s parent company, is very proud to be an investor in Agronomeye
Aim
Understanding the landscape of The Quoin with detailed aerial photography, 3D lidar mapping, and rich computational analysis layers for slope and aspect, tree height, and ground cover.
Context
If you hold a conventional map in your hands, you’ll be able to get a sense of a property’s size, shape and compass orientation. You’ll be able to see where woodlands, grasslands and notable landmarks are located. And maybe, the map will be illustrated with contour lines, noting changes in elevation.
But you won’t be able to see where the tall trees are, where the canopy density is high and where it’s patchy; which slopes get the most morning sun, and which will still be warm on a winter afternoon; and you certainly won't be able to predict where rain will flow or where wedge-tailed eagles will hunt. That would require a sophisticated 3D map.
That would require AgTwin.
How it’s being used at The Quoin
When The Quoin was onboarded to the AgTwin platform, lidar technology was used to create geospatial and biophysical datasets, which were then analysed to create a ‘digital twin’ of the property.
What this means in practice is a digital, 3D map of the property, in very high resolution. This level of visibility is a huge advantage when you’ve got 5,000 hectares to manage. For example, with a few button clicks, AgTwin can pinpoint the most likely location of wedge-tailed eagles (kurina) (Aquila audax) nests by identifying areas with north- and north east-facing slopes, because chicks require the early morning sun in the early stages of life.
AgTwin’s water-flow models can predict where rain that falls in one location will travel. This then helps us understand drainage, where soil dryness is likely to be, as well as our flood risk.
Broader applications
In the future, we’ll be adding new data to AgTwin regularly, including land-management and species distribution information for our restoration and camera-trapping projects, and live data from our sensor network – the property’s digital nervous system.
If you think of AgTwin’s 3D map and modelling and the circulatory and digestive systems combined, then once we merge these two technology networks, we’ll have a near-complete digital understanding of The Quoin’s health at our fingertips at all times.