ISA On-Farm Network®

Iowa Soybean Association On-Farm Network® Aerial Imagery Program

The On-Farm Network® collects aerial imagery on research fields across Iowa each year. This imagery is a valuable tool in our replicated strip trial and guided stalk sampling programs.

Growers who participate in the Iowa Soybean Association On-Farm Network ® often tell us that aerial imagery and remote sensing are the most valuable parts of the service we provide.

Members of the Iowa Soybean Association are eligible to order aerial imagery of their fields for only $1.50 per acre. This is the same volume price paid by the ISA On-Farm Network ®.

Examples from 2007

How do I Order Imagery?
1. Download the 2008 ISA On-Farm Network Aerial Imagery Order Form by clicking this link: 2008 ISA On-Farm Network Aerial Imagery Order Form.
2. Complete the order form and send by fax, email, or mail:

Fax: 618-650-3591
Email: nadavis@siue.edu
Mail: Nancy Davis, 211 N. Kansas St., Edwardsville, IL 62025

3. Email boundary files for the field(s) listed on the order form to: nadavis@siue.edu or send a CD with the boundary files to Nancy Davis, 211 N. Kansas St., Edwardsville, IL 62025
4. A confirmation email will be sent when both the order form and field boundaries are received, processed, and submitted for aerial flights.

What Is The Price?

• Pricing for aerial image collection is $1.50 per acre.
• Billing will be based upon the acres from the provided field boundaries.
• Additionally, there is a $20 per field processing fee. For Example: Imagery for an 80 acre field would cost $120 plus the $20 processing fee for a total of $140.

How Do I Provide Field Boundaries?

• Field boundary files will only be accepted in shapefile or .kml format (when sending shapefiles be sure to include all three files .shp, .dbf, & .shx)
• You can generate field boundary files by:

• Exporting from your precision ag software
• Downloading from your precision ag equipment o Creating a .kml file in Google Earth (for help with this go to http://www.isafarmnet.com/tools.html )
• Contacting your agronomist or service provider

What If Do Not Know My ISA Membership Number Or Am Not A Member?

Contact Nancy Cunningham or Nikki Bloedow
Iowa Soybean Association
Phone: 1-800-383-1423
E-mail: NCunningham@IASoybeans.com or NBloedow@IASoybeans.com

Ask them to look up your ISA membership number for you.

If you don’t have one: Association dues are $75/year or $195/3 years. Because of the proximity to the membership universal due date of November, memberships paid between June 1st and October 31st, 2008 will be due for renewal in November 2009. Three year memberships will be due for renewal 36 months after the month received at ISA.

You can request an application be mailed or join/renew by credit card.

In place of your membership number on the imagery request form enter “New XXX (month), 2008” or “Renewal XXX (month), 2008”

Be sure to list Tracy Blackmer as the Recruiter.

When Will the Imagery Be Taken?
Growers can choose from the following dates:

August 17-30 is typically the best time to capture nitrogen deficiencies in corn depending on field location and maturity

• August 17-23
• August 24-30
• August 31-September 6
• September 7-13
• September 14-20

September 7-20 is typically the best time to capture imagery on soybean fields depending on field location and maturity

What Will I Receive?

• Two Digital Files of the Aerial Image in GeoTIFF format will be provided on a CD. One will represent a true color image and the other will represent a color-infrared image.
• The imagery will be geo-referenced to the local UTM Zone, NAD83. Most of Iowa is Zone 15 except for the extreme western portion of the state (west of 96 degrees longitude) which is Zone 14.
• Both the color and color-infrared images will be printed in hard copy format and included with the CD.
• The CD and printed images will be mailed to the grower or service provider.