{"id":6843,"date":"2026-07-23T09:52:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T07:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/photonfocus.dev40.econsor-programming.de\/industrien\/agriculture\/determine-the-level-of-maturity\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T11:58:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T09:58:40","slug":"determine-the-level-of-maturity","status":"publish","type":"industrien","link":"https:\/\/photonfocus.dev40.econsor-programming.de\/en\/industry\/agriculture\/determine-the-level-of-maturity\/","title":{"rendered":"Determine the level of maturity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div>\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container--inner--wide\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"gb-text\">Harvesting at the Right Time: Precisely Determined with HSI<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text\"><br>Monitoring systems for <strong>fields, plantations, and greenhouses<\/strong> that assess the <strong>ripeness of crops<\/strong> enable <strong>optimal planning of harvesting and sales<\/strong>. <strong>Fully automated harvesters<\/strong> that can distinguish ripe fruits and vegetables from unripe ones also offer <strong>great potential<\/strong> for the agriculture of the future. This allows for <strong>selective harvesting<\/strong> or <strong>direct sorting<\/strong> of the produce. <br><br><strong>Such solutions are made possible by embedded vision systems<\/strong> equipped with <strong>high-resolution, high-speed hyperspectral sensors<\/strong>. These sensors record up to <strong>150 spectral channels<\/strong>. This data can be used to determine the <strong>degree of ripeness<\/strong> \u2014 <strong>noncontact and even through leaves and peels<\/strong>.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/photonfocus.dev40.econsor-programming.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ernte-reifegrad-ermitteln-500x300px.jpg\" alt=\"The ripeness of a tomato is determined\" class=\"wp-image-2709\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.833346935444381;width:702px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photonfocus.dev40.econsor-programming.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ernte-reifegrad-ermitteln-500x300px.jpg 550w, https:\/\/photonfocus.dev40.econsor-programming.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ernte-reifegrad-ermitteln-500x300px-300x164.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container--inner--wide\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Photonfocus\u2019s embedded vision solutions<\/strong> offer <strong>the highest sensor resolution, precision, and speed<\/strong> for these applications. They can be used for both <strong>terrestrial surveillance<\/strong> and <strong>aerial observation<\/strong>. These <strong>application-specific sensors<\/strong> are <strong>space-saving, rugged<\/strong>, and designed for use in <strong>harsh industrial environments<\/strong>. They can be easily <strong>integrated<\/strong> into <strong>complete systems<\/strong> or used as <strong>ready-to-use systems<\/strong>.   <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container--inner--wide\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recommended camera features<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text\">The following camera features are typically required for this application:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"slider--tiles--news slider--tiles--small slider--tiles__content\">\n<div class=\"border-radius\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Precise Maturity Level Detection<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text excerpt\">Reliably detects different degrees of ripeness.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"border-radius\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Hyperspectral Analysis<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text excerpt\">Analyzes internal quality characteristics using spectral 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