Agricultural Operations Management 4434

Precision Agriculture

 

 

 

Course description

AOM 4434 Precision Agriculture. Credits: 3. Prereq: Junior standing.  Principles and applications of technologies supporting precision farming and planning for natural resource data management.  Global positioning system (GPS), geographic information system (GIS), variable rate technologies (VRT), data layering of independent variables, internet information access, computer software for management. 

 

 

Lecture schedule

 

Lecture No.

Topic

1

Introduction to precision agriculture

2

Geodetic datum, coordinate systems, and projections

3

Continue Geodesy

4

GPS 1: Positioning system

5

GPS 2: How GPS works?

6

DGPS 1: Overview

7

DGPS 2: Real-time correction methods

8

DGPS 3: WAAS and Accuracy of GPS & DGPS

9

GIS – Concepts and data formats

10

GIS -  Interpolation methods 1

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Test 1

11

GIS -  Interpolation methods 2

12

GIS – Hardware, software, and application in PA

13

Soil sampling and analysis – soil properties and sampling methods

14

Soil sampling and analysis – sampling strategies

15

Soil sampling and analysis – soil property sensors

16

Yield mapping and monitoring – Introduction

17

Yield mapping and monitoring – Yield monitoring methods

18

Yield mapping and monitoring – Components of yield mapping system

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Test 2

19

Yield mapping and monitoring – Application of yield map

20

Remote sensing – What is remote sensing? and EM spectrum

21

Remote sensing – Four measures of performance

22

Remote sensing – Resources and application in PA

23

Variable rate technology – What is VRT? and two basic methods

24

Variable rate technology – Components of VRT system

25

Variable rate technology – Systems and applications

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Final Examination

 

 

 

 

Laboratory schedule

 

 Lab No.

Topic

1

Introduction to precision agriculture

2

Student presentation about websites related to precision agriculture

3

Introduction to the GPS and the Garmin GPS12 receiver

4

Mapping with DGPS and comparing performance of GPS & DGPS

5

Citrus tree mapping - WAAS

6

GIS exercise - Introduction

7

GIS exercise - Aerial photograph

8

GIS exercise - Interpolation

9

Yield mapping

10

Remote sensing

11

VRT demonstration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last modified on Feb. 10, 2009.