Increased sensitivity allows detection of agricultural problems and conditions earlier, when they are at lower stress levels. But unless the affects of clutter are also removed, increased sensitivity alone will simply increase a system's ability to image false positives. AMS imagery displays stress levels accurately, and in a way that lets the scout distinguish stress-areas across the field with just a glance at the imagery. Areas that are dark green or below are considered normal. Colors which are yellow and above are considered abnormally stressed and require scouting for identification of the cause.
Scouts are sure that every field problem and condition is found and that none are missed.
Many crop diseases can be detected up to three weeks before showing any visible signs of disease. Today, there are biotech tests which can identify crop diseases overnight in plant samples which do not yet exhibit signs of the disease. The PCR, for example, being developed by a number of agricultural universities. Irrigation farmers can detect water deficits in their crops much earlier and more accurately. More effective irrigation scheduling and distribution can be accomplished without waste of water and the fuel used to pump it.