GIS Maps—The Backbone for Implementing Research-based Information in the Lake Erie Region

Abstract

In the second year after the first GIS vineyard block map was generated, National Grape Cooperative has teamed up with the Lake Erie Regional Grape Program, to fast track the implementation of GIS mapping for all their grower members. Currently, over 204 grape growers in the Lake Erie region have taken advantage of the maps offered by the Lake Erie Regional Grape Program. As a result, growers representing 43% of the 31,727 grape acres in the Lake Erie grape belt have access to extremely accurate acreage maps that can be used for tasks as simple as accurately calculating fertilizer requirements for the block to the implementation of NDVI sensor canopy mapping and on-the-fly yield monitors