NC Cover Crops 2024/2025
- Matthew Kutugata
- Maria Perez
- Esleyther Henriquez Inoa
BBot V3.1 (SVCam)
Start1: 2024-12-02
End1: 2024-12-24 (due to camera issues)
Start2: 2025-02-03
Major Updates
Camera testing and configuration occurred throughout the month of November
SVCam was left outside Nov 20th, 2024 while it rained
Markers were removed or swapped throughout Dec and Jan for making the plastic removal process
2025-02-03 - markers were added and Target Marker Setup | Additional markers for NC
Esleyther updated all new markers so they are sealed and no water can go in.
Markers 497 was replaced with 496 and 498 was replaced with 495, Fedex lost those markes so i used unuse numbers.
Species: Target Markers
Species | Target Marker | ||||
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Vetch | 463 | 476 | 465 | 447 | 438 |
487 | 466 | 405 | 441 | 480 | |
489 | 434 | 450 | 421 | 420 | |
416 | 460 | 492 | 430 | 444 | |
Intermediate | 422 | 404 | 496 | 471 |
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Winter Pea | 88 | 94 | 115 | 116 | 412 |
113 | 103 | 117 | 86 | 112 | |
101 | 440 | 104 | 133 | 89 | |
79 | 109 | 96 | 129 | 124 | |
Intermediate | 481 | 459 | 406 | 137 |
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Berseem Clover | 107 | 78 | 91 | 110 | 134 |
106 | 125 | 105 | 90 | 97 | |
92 | 76 | 135 | 77 | 136 | |
131 | 122 | 108 | 121 | 93 | |
Intermediate | 483 | 494 | 446 | 138 |
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Balansa Clover | 429 | 469 | 427 | 418 | 414 |
495 | 413 | 454 | 436 | 467 | |
442 | 452 | 424 | 488 | 409 | |
Table 1. Table of the Target Markers within the potting area.
Batch Logs
batch_id | Notes | # of images taken | aperture | focus | flash | z-axis start (cm) | pots per row(cm) | row spacing (cm) | pot spacing (cm) | # of rows | Report |
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NC_2025-02-21 | 1 Vetch removed. 1 Winter guard fully installed, and PVC installed for the second. The measurements were incorrect for one of the plastic covers so more is being ordered. Rebar and markers will be installed as soon as possible. | 569 | f/12 | 20.75 | 1/1 | 57 | 15 | 40 | 43 | 50 | In Progress… |
NC_2025-02-17 | 9 Winterpea and 11 Vetch were removed from the potting groups. A matte coat was applied to all of the markers. | 585 | f/12 | 20.75 | 1/1 | 56 | 15 | 40 | 43 | 50 | 
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NC_2025-02-14 | 8 additional Vetch and 12 additional Winterpea were removed from the potting area. A glare on some of the markers was noticed in the previous collection, and will be inspected for in this collection. An additional coat of matte clear paint will be applied if need be. | 571 | f/12 | 20.75 | 1/1 | 56 | 15 | 40 | 43 | 50 | 
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NC_2025-02-07 | 2 markers from the first intermediate row were removed (on 2-06-2025) for inspection of water damage. Lamination on existing markers failed, and new markers will be installed before the following data collection. Overall a good run. | 571 | f/12 | 20.75 | 1/1 | 56 | 15 | 40 | 43 | 50 | 
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NC_2025-02-05 | 571 images collected. Color checker missing from the Berseem group. Try to remember to place both passport and large color checkers going forward. 15 pots from Winterpea, and 8 pots from Vetch were removed to start seperate potting groups for tall & wide plants. Some of the pots that were removed were small. These need to be returned and only larger plants should be removed. | 571 | f/12 | 20.75 | 1/1 | 57 | 15 | 40 | 43 | 50 | 
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NC_2025-02-03 | Major updates to markers. No major issues. smooth run. Geo locations of markers were captured during the run. | 585 | f/12 | 20.75 | 1/1 | 56 | 15 | 40 | 43 | 50 | 
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NC_2025-01-28 | Testing: Collected 564. No major issues to report. Minor issue may include Maria accidentally being in one of the images. (missing markers) |
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NC_2025-01-27 | Testing: Had to stop the run because it started raining but I turned the benchbot back on to allow the images to upload (missing markers) |
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NC_2025-01-14 | Testing with new SVCam |
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NC_2024-12-24 | Pryia and I discovered Friday evening the SV cam on the NCSU BB has a hardware fault and cannot be communicated with at all. (The ethernet port is completely dead). Pirya, Esleyther, and Maria Laura to get on a call with folks from the SVCam company (Bruce Butkus). |
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NC_2024-12-19 | Problems with the SVCam, no images. |
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NC_2024-12-16 | 1120/1500 images taken |
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NC_2024-12-12 | True Start Time: 12:36 PM EST |
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NC_2024-12-06 | 1:10 PM EST Start Time |
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NC_2024-12-04 | Data collection competed at 3:06 PM EST |
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NC_2024-12-02 |
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