NIR Biomass Analysis Gone Wrong
I recently had to audit a production NIR spectroscopy system used for biomass analysis. On paper, it sounded impressive: “state of the art chemometrics,” “advanced multivariate calibration,” “industry ready models.” In reality? It was a textbook example of how to do NIR modeling wrong in ways that quietly transfer risk and liability from the software vendor straight onto the client’s balance sheet. If your organization is buying NIR-based biomass analytics “as a service,” […]