> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.terraref.org/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.terraref.org/beta/technical-documentation/data-collection.md). # Data Collection ## Maricopa Agricultural Center, Arizona * The Lemnatec Scanalyzer Field Gantry System * Sensor missions * Scientific Motivation * What sensors, how often etc. * Tractor * UAV * Manually Collected Field Data ## Automated controlled-environment phenotyping, Missouri The Scanalyzer 3D platform consists of multiple digital imaging chambers connected to the Conviron growth house by a conveyor belt system, resulting in a continuous imaging loop. Plants are imaged from the top and/or multiple sides, followed by digital construction of images for analysis. * RGB imaging allows visualization and quantification of plant color and structural morphology, such as leaf area, stem diameter and plant height. * NIR imaging enables visualization of water distribution in plants in the near infrared spectrum of 900–1700 nm. * Fluorescent imaging uses red light excitation to visualize chlorophyll fluorescence between 680 – 900 nm. The system is equipped with a dark adaptation tunnel preceding the fluorescent imaging chamber, allowing the analysis of photosystem II efficiency. **Capturing images** This video overview will help explain the capture system:\ ![LemnaTec Video Screnshot](http://img.youtube.com/vi/QCgLuIqiC9E/0.jpg) The LemnaTec software suite is used to program and control the Scanalyzer platform, analyze the digital images and mine resulting data. Data and images are saved and stored on a secure server for further review or reanalysis. You can read more about the Danforth Plant Sciences Center Bellwether Foundation Phenotyping Facility on the [DDPSC website](https://www.danforthcenter.org/scientists-research/core-technologies/phenotyping). ## Kansas State University ## HudsonAlpha - Genomics