Method and system for the management of an agricultural plot

A decision support method for the management of a fruit tree orchard, said decision support method comprising the following phases:

• Receiving a plurality of digital colour images from one of an optical sensor and a camera, wherein the digital images are acquired along the rows of the fruit tree orchard, and wherein each image represents a respective fruit element of the fruit tree orchard,
• Processing the plurality of acquired images for obtaining a plurality of processed images, said processing phase comprising, for each current image of the plurality of images, the following steps:
• Detecting objects of interest in each current image,
• Counting the number of objects of interest detected in each current image,
• Determining a blooming level for each current image, wherein the blooming level is determined as a function of the number of objects of interest counted for said current image,
• Post-processing the plurality of processed images, said post-processing phase comprising the following steps:
• Merging the blooming levels of the fruit elements by areas along the rows of the fruit tree orchard,
• Generating a map of the blooming levels of the fruit elements of the fruit tree orchard.

A decision support system for the management of a fruit tree orchard, said decision support system comprising means for implementing a decision support method for the management of a fruit tree orchard, wherein the decision support method comprises the following phases:

• Receiving a plurality of digital colour images from one of an optical sensor and a camera, wherein the digital images are acquired along the rows of the fruit tree orchard, wherein each image represents a respective fruit element of the fruit tree orchard,
• Processing the plurality of acquired images for obtaining a plurality of processed images, said processing phase comprising, for each current image of the plurality of images, the following steps:
• Detecting objects of interest in each current image,
• Counting the number of objects of interest detected in each current image,
• Determining a blooming level for each current image, wherein the blooming level is determined as a function of the number of objects of interest counted for said current image,
• Post-processing the plurality of processed images, said post-processing phase comprising the following steps:
• Merging the blooming levels of the fruit elements by areas along the rows of the fruit tree orchard,
• Generating a map of the blooming levels of the fruit elements of the fruit tree orchard.

A non-transitory computer program product comprising programming code instructions intended to execute the steps of a decision support method for the management of a fruit tree orchard when said non-transitory computer program is run on a computer, the decision support method comprising the flowing phases:

• Receiving a plurality of digital colour images from one of an optical sensor and a camera, wherein the digital images are acquired along the rows of the fruit tree orchard, wherein each image represents a respective fruit element of the fruit tree orchard,
• Processing the plurality of acquired images for obtaining a plurality of processed images, said processing phase comprising, for each current image of the plurality of images, the following steps:
• Detecting objects of interest in each current image,
• Counting the number of objects of interest detected in each current image,
• Determining a blooming level for each current image, wherein the blooming level is determined as a function of the number of objects of interest counted for said current image,
• Post-processing the plurality of processed images, said post-processing phase comprising the following steps:
• Merging the blooming levels of the fruit elements by areas along the rows of the fruit tree orchard,
• Generating a map of the blooming levels of the fruit elements of the fruit tree orchard.