SINGAPORE /PRNewswire/
-- After several years of detailed research into the best and most
efficient methods available to monitor the growth and provide
additional security to its high value plantations,Singapore-based
Asia Plantation Capital has applied for a patent on a new system
which is based on computerised aerial drones, linked to a central
control system and programmed to monitor their plantations.
This new system
has been successfully tested over the last nine months on
plantations in Thailand and
is now set for implementation on all the company's high value
plantations and installations.
"Over the last
few years, we have tested and installed various systems on our
plantations as part of our constant policy of research and
development. This includes remote sensors for soil temperature,
rainfall, nutrients, tree growth sensors and humidity which are
supplied by Singapore-based
Bio machines," says CEO Barry
Rawlinson. "Real time camera monitoring has always been
proven to be problematic on large scale plantations that stretch
over substantial areas."
The use of these
latest aerial camera drones, which are equipped with GPS tracking
and the function to set pre-determined flight paths, allows for
consistent coverage of plantations, delivery of valuable real-time
growth and photographic data to management teams on the ground.
Asia Plantation
Capital is working on developing this into a web portal application
to allow clients and tree owners to regularly receive updated
aerial images of trees on the plantations. Previous systems have
proved unreliable due to extremities of climate and the remote
nature of many plantation sites, causing fixed cameras to fog up
and relay poor images.
Additionally,
drones can cover huge areas in minutes, and also allow Asia
Plantation Capital's trained operators to zoom in on the areas they
want, even individual trees. The added security benefits include
being able to patrol large scale plantations in minutes, at any
time of day and night, with night vision cameras being a massive
benefit.
First developed
in-house by Asia Plantation Capital's IT departments and forestry
managers, the company intends to further develop this technology
for commercial usage by other plantation and agricultural companies
under the Asia Plantation Capital brand.
Major uses of the
Tree Eye System include monitoring work progress, harvest processes
and providing physical security measures. In addition, the system
brings, to daily operations, an entirely new monitoring facility
with the ability to reach inaccessible areas in minutes. Some of
the species grown on plantations, like agarwood, teak and palm oil,
have extremely high values. Ensuring the safe delivery from
plantation and processing to the end product is always a principle
concern of plantation owners -- one which Asia Plantation
Capital puts to rest.
Notes for
Editors:
About Asia Plantation
Capital
Quick facts:
Asia Plantation
Capital is the owner and operator of a diverse range of commercial
plantation and farming businesses across the Asia-Pacific region
and around the world, and is part of the Asia Plantation Capital
Group of associated companies. Its focus is on multicultural and
diverse plantation projects geared to the domestic and commercial
demands of the countries in which it operates. Working closely
with, and supporting local communities, is an underlying core
principle of the Asia Plantation Capital business, providing social
and cultural support, as well as investment, to move these
communities away from deforestation and illegal logging activities,
previously seen as a main source of income in some regions
of Asia.
Established officially in 2008 (although operating privately since
2002) the group now has plantation and agricultural projects on
four continents, with operational projects at various stages
in Thailand, Malaysia, China, Laos, India, Cambodia, Sri
Lanka, Myanmar, Vietnam, North
America andEurope.
Promoting the use
of sustainable and certified wood is the best way of preventing
deforestation, protecting biodiversity, and combating poverty in
the tropical rainforest regions. For the yachting sector (a major
user of teak) which strives for excellence and which is already
involved in environmental efforts, this is also a way of ensuring
that no wood from illegal logging is used.
www.asiaplantationcapital.com
For further
information, please contact:-
Adrian
Heng
Group Marketing Director
Email: [email protected]
Office: +65-6222-3386
Mobile: +65-9750-7440
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