— 07 · Livestock

Pasture, territory and environmental context

Pasture is the main productive asset and the hardest one to follow closely. Convex monitors areas cycle by cycle with spectral indices, time series and climate context to support grazing management decisions at territorial scale.

In extensive livestock operations, the variable you can observe at scale is pasture, not the animal. Convex monitors grazing areas cycle by cycle with spectral indices, time series and local climate context to support territorial management decisions.

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Pasture, territory and environmental context

07 · Livestock

— Operational context

The operational problem

01
Pasture without continuous tracking
Pasture condition shifts with rainfall and grazing pressure, but is rarely recorded in a comparable way.
02
Territorial scale
Walking every paddock at a useful frequency is not feasible on large properties.
03
Rotation decided by impression
With no historical series, moving a herd depends on a single visual judgement.
04
Climate outside the record
Water-deficit periods explain much of a decline in condition, yet stay out of the operational record.

— Convex architecture

From observation to action

The same architecture runs across every sector. What changes is which layer is critical and which proprietary systems take part.

Observe→

Interpret→

Decide→

Coordinate

Observe

Nexa Vision

Optical scene acquisition and index computation clipped to each pasture area.

Interpret

Nexa M1

Reading of cycle-to-cycle evolution and a written territorial diagnosis of the area.

Decide

Atmos

Local climate context applied to the interpretation of the period.

Coordinate

Synapse Control

Cycle scheduling and automatic report delivery per area.

— Data layers

What feeds the pipeline

Sources compatible with the systems deployed in this sector. No layer is assumed: every monitored area declares what is actually available.

Orbital optical imagery

Multispectral scenes validated for cloud cover over the declared area.

Spectral indices

Vigour indices computed over each pasture polygon.

Geospatial data

GeoJSON polygons per paddock or per group of areas.

Time series

Comparison of the same area across cycles and across seasons.

Climate context

Local rainfall and temperature for the observed interval.

— Applications

Technical applications

Each application states the problem addressed, the data used, the Convex system involved and the operational output produced.

Relative condition of pasture areas

No objective comparison between paddocks.

Data: Spectral indices per polygon.
System: Nexa Vision
Output: Per-area map showing the spatial distribution of pasture vigour.

Evolution across cycles

Rotation decisions taken without history.

Data: Per-area time series.
System: Nexa Vision + Nexa M1
Output: Evolution curve per area, highlighting persistent decline.

Climate reading of the period

Condition drops with no recorded explanation.

Data: Local weather series.
System: Atmos
Output: Rainfall and temperature context attached to the cycle report.

Tracking multiple areas

Properties made of many distinct paddocks.

Data: Set of polygons linked to the subscription.
System: Synapse Control
Output: Independent cycles per area with automatic report delivery.

— Operational flow

One cycle, from sensor to record

01Capture
Eligible optical scenes over each pasture area are selected for the cycle.
02Processing
Indices are computed per polygon, isolating each paddock.
03Interpretation
Nexa M1 compares the current cycle against the history of the same area.
04Alert
Areas with persistent decline in condition are highlighted.
05Action
The team decides on rotation, rest or an on-site inspection.
06Record
The cycle is archived and feeds the area's time series.

— Deliverables

What the system delivers

Maps

Spatial distribution of pasture condition per area.

Time series

Cycle-by-cycle evolution of each monitored paddock.

Diagnosis

Written reading of territorial evolution over the period.

Reports

One PDF per cycle and per monitored area.

Climate context

Local conditions matched to the observed interval.

— Technology stage

Maturity by capability

We separate what is in operation from what is still under development. Research and prototypes are never presented as deployed product.

In operation
Territorial pasture monitoring
Full per-area cycle with spectral indices and report.
In operation
History per area
Retroactive comparison across cycles of the same pasture.
In development
Individual animal identification
Not part of the product. No individual tracking capability is offered today.
In development
Derived livestock indicators
Correlating pasture condition with herd performance is under investigation.

— Application contexts