Digital plant canopy imager

Its digital platform enables you to simultaneously capture wide-angle plant canopy images and estimate Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) levels from a single canopy scan.

No more taking multiple scans above and below the canopy…leave your tree-climbing equipment at home.

One measurement provides a full complement of data, unlike systems which require the user take multiple measurements and attach various masking devices to obtain meaningful data.

• Instant Data: Captures Canopy image and calculates Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Photosynthetic Active Radiation (PAR) levels
• Onsite Evaluation: Its digital process needs only one scan beneath the canopy, allowing on-site evaluation under any daylight conditions
• User-Defined: User-selected number of zenith divisions (rings) and azimuthal divisions allows investigation of any canopy sectors desired
• Lightweight: 0.5 Kg instrument is handheld and simple to use

Lightweight (500 grams) and fast, it revolutionizes data collection for forest management, crop science and environmental research!

• Single measurement for data collection
• 150°-wide viewing angle with live high-resolution fish-eye image
• Collect data under any lighting conditions. It accommodates for changes in ambient light
• Non-destructive measurement of Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR)
• On-site evaluation of solar beam transmission coefficients or gap fractions
• Calculation of diffuse radiation transmission coefficients (the sky view factor), mean foliage inclination angles, and plant canopy extinction coefficients
• User-selected number of zenith and azimuthal divisions allows investigation of any canopy sectors desired
• Sun-path can be easily plotted on the image
• A fully integrated ceptometer with 24 photodiodes to measure Sunflecks in the range of Photosynthetically Active Radiation
• Lens: Self leveling PENTAX Lens
• Image Resolution: 768 x 494 pixels
• Interface: USB
• Measuring Time: 0.5 second
• Fish-eye Lens Angle: 150°
• Operating Temperature: 5 to 50°C
• Probe Size: 20 × 20mm
• Arm Length: 400mm
• Probe and Arm Weight: 0.5kg
• PAR: 24 PAR sensors

Calculations Performed:

• Leaf Area Index (LAI)
• Mean Foliage Inclination
• Sunflecks - The fraction of visible sky from below the canopy
• Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR)

Digital Plant Canopy Imager includes:

• Self leveling digital fish-eye imaging probe
• Driver software
• Operational software
• 24 PAR sensor-arm with USB interface
• Operations manual
• Hard-shell instrument carrying case
• Optional handheld computer