This document contains a how-to step by step guide on how to properly capture color data for setting up Harvest Class Colors in Croptracker’s HQV Advanced Reporting.
You will need the Harvest Quality Vision module to access this feature.
For more information on adding Harvest Quality Vision to your Croptracker account contact support@croptracker.com
This process requires consistent lighting between color class creation and subsequent HQV scans. Meaning, the lighting used for Color Capture scans needs to be the same as the location where HQV will be used for color analysis.
📘 Instructions
1. Gather fruit from one color grade for scanning. The more samples and scans you are able to take of each grade, the better.
Scanning for color grade set up requires a at minimum a few hundred samples of each color grade.
2. Create a Harvest Quality Vision event and use the Lot Code field to specify the color grade you are scanning.
See How to Set Up a Harvest Quality Vision Event for a detailed explanation on creating a Harvest Quality Vision event.
3. Scan the fruit.
Ensure the lighting is consistent where you are scanning.
Gather as many samples/take as many scans as possible of the same grade under the same event/lot code.
Optionally, add an 18% grey color balance card to the scan scene. This card should be visible at the beginning and end of the scan but does not have to appear in every frame. Contact your croptracker support contact for more information on this process.
4. Contact your Croptracker support staff once scans are taken. Croptracker uses graded scans to create color classes for testing.
\uD83D\uDCCB Related Articles
Need a little more support? Not sure you’re using your Croptracker account to the fullest? Get in touch with an expert at support@croptracker.com. You can also book 1-on-1 training with a Croptracker expert at https://www.croptracker.com/1-on-1-training.html.