Pivotal-Rig

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evolving since March 30, 1999

Project Pivotal-Rig

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Enterprise 48
The Pivotal Vineyards

The power of the GIS allows optimum sites for grapevine growing to be selected. Many wine-producing groups have developed in Virginia and we will seek to supply them with analyses of lands, and later, quality raw materials. Site selection will include current land use, soil origins, dept to bedrock, slope, aspects, elevations, landform, distance from roads, and proximity to potential labor.

By dispersing small vineyards under one management, economies may be gained that would otherwise require the large investment for acreage.

We will assist in developing cooperative vineyards with computer-selected varieties on the best computer-selected sites to maximize profits from grape sales for select markets such as for jams and jellies, desert grapes, and wines.

A computer-aided management system will be developed and used to assure maximum profits from the diverse vineyards on privately owned lands leased to the corporation. The grapes and various wastes will be delivered to local or other markets. Some will be offered locally (even at a financial loss) to make local connections and to acquaint tourists and others with the vineyard system.

Tours will be conducted, in cooperation with the wineries, of the vineyards and associated technologies. Services of the Pest Force and from The Safety and Security Group will be essential.

Estimates

Initial software development within System Central is estimated as $30,000. Cooperative arrangements may be made with existing vineyards but otherwise, net gains are not expected until the 6th year.

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