Patent AU-2021290385-A1 (AU)
Title: Generating digital models of crop yield based on crop planting dates and relative maturity values
Inventor: XU YING
IPC: G06Q50/00
Filed: 2021-12-24
Abstract: A computer-implemented method for improving performance of a computing system 
used to model potential crop yield, the method comprising: receiving, over a network at a server 
computer system comprising one or more processors and digital memory, first electronic digital 
data comprising a plurality of values representing historical relative maturity for crops planted on 
a plurality of fields over a plurality of years; using digitally programmed potential crop yield 
modeling instructions of the server computer system, generating one or more relative maturity 
maps from the plurality of values representing historical relative maturity; receiving, over the 
network at the server computer system, second electronic digital data comprising a plurality of 
values representing historical planting date for crops planted on a plurality of fields over a 
plurality of years; using digitally programmed potential crop yield modeling instructions of the 
server computer system, generating one or more planting date maps from the plurality of values 
representing historical planting date; receiving, over the network at the server computer system, 
third electronic digital data comprising a plurality of values representing actual production 
history for crops planted on a plurality of fields over a plurality of years; using digitally 
programmed potential crop yield modeling instructions of the server computer system, 
generating one or more actual production history maps from the plurality of values representing 
actual production history; using digitally programmed potential crop yield modeling instructions 
of the server computer system, generating a model of potential crop yield, the model of potential 
crop yield comprising generated digital modeling data used to compute potential crop yield as a 
function of location, planting date, and relative maturity based, at least in part, on the one or 
more relative maturity maps, the one or more planting date maps, and the one or more actual 
production history maps; receiving, over the network at the server computer system, fourth 
electronic digital data comprising a plurality of values representing actual production history for 
a particular field; using digitally programmed yield estimating instructions of the server 
computer system, computing, from the model of potential crop yield, a particular potential crop 
yield for the particular field based, at least in part, on the plurality of values representing actual 
production history for the particular field;generating one or more planting date 
recommendations or seed type recommendations based, at least in part, on one or more outputs 
from the model of potential crop yield; generating one or more scripts for an application 
controller based on the one or more planting date recommendations or seed type 
recommendations; and sending the one or more scripts to the application controller, wherein the 
application controller executes the one or more scripts to cause the application controller to 
control an operating parameter of an agricultural implement.