GIS in Agriculture

2011 ◽  
pp. 324-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Mims Adrian ◽  
Chris Dillard ◽  
Paul Mask
Keyword(s):  
Precision Agriculture ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Global Positioning Systems ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Positioning Systems ◽  
Global Positioning ◽  
Production Agriculture

This chapter introduces the use of geographic information systems (GIS) and global positioning systems (GPS) in agricultural production. Precision agriculture is a catch-all term that describes using GIS and GPS technologies to manage specific areas of fields. Precision agriculture technologies use information from multiple sources to assist farmers in making crop production and management decisions based on the variability of production potential within fields. In this chapter, we describe the technologies used in production agriculture and we review some of the research associated with the use and future trends of these technologies. The purpose of this chapter is to define and explain GIS and GPS technologies used in agriculture and some of the economic benefits, impacts, and challenges of using these technologies.

scholarly journals Precision agriculture and conservation of coastal landscapes

2020 ◽  
pp. 580-585
Author(s):  
Francesca Vera Romano ◽  
Vincenzo Nunzio Scalcione ◽  
Paola D’Antonio ◽  
Chiara D'Antonio ◽  
Emilia Lacetra
Keyword(s):  
Precision Agriculture ◽  
Soil Type ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Farm Management ◽  
Global Positioning Systems ◽  
Positioning Systems ◽  
Global Positioning ◽  
Coastal Landscapes

The application of Precision Agriculture strategies represents an opportunity for farmers to obtain economic benefits. In the area of Metapontino, as demonstrated by the experimentation conducted, the challenge of producing food and at the same time protecting nature and safeguarding biodiversity, it is possible to face it through the introduction of global positioning systems (GPS), a technology capable of integrating the information on soil type, climate, cultivar, crop and farm management, topography and economy.

scholarly journals Adoption of precision agriculture technologies in Ontario crop production

2018 ◽  
Vol 98 (6) ◽  
pp. 1384-1388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean Mitchell ◽  
Alfons Weersink ◽  
Bruce Erickson
Keyword(s):  
Precision Agriculture ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Variable Rate ◽  
Global Positioning Systems ◽  
Agricultural Technologies ◽  
Positioning Systems ◽  
Vast Amount ◽  
Global Positioning

Ontario agricultural service providers were surveyed on their use of precision agricultural technologies. Global positioning systems are the most commonly adopted, while adoption rates for variable rate systems are significantly less. Enhancing adoption requires turning the vast amount of data collected on crop production into valuable decisions for the farmer.

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF UNREGULATED FACTOR INFLUENCE ON WINTER WHEAT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 92
Author(s):  
Gundega Dinaburga ◽  
Dainis Lapiņš ◽  
Andris Bērziņš
Keyword(s):  
Winter Wheat ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Soil Conditions ◽  
Global Positioning Systems ◽  
Wheat Growth ◽  
Crop Cultivation ◽  
Positioning Systems ◽  
Global Positioning ◽  
The Impact

The modern meaning of accurate crop cultivation is closely associated with the new information technologies - geographic information and global positioning systems. Latvia has not published the results of research on soil conditions and the impact of unregulated factors of production conditions on winter wheat growth and yield. Analysis of results of studies aimed to clarify the difference of soil treatment facilities, as the criteria for the treatment of soil using soil characterizing Non-plant growth and development factors. Investigations were carried out in 2005 – 2007 on the production plantations of the Kurpnieki field, the Vecauce Study and Research Farm of the Latvia University of Agriculture. The results, while on a previous year, research on soil management measures to optimize the opportunities associated with global positioning systems, precision field management implementation practice shows that in order to obtain objective indicators and to gain the desired results, it was not enough for one season observation, since a large role in shaping the harvest is the meteorological conditions during the growing period. Unregulated factors: organic matter content, Ap horizon thickness, as well as the relative height above sea-level properties of materials research is the prerequisite for geographic information system-based resource-saving cultivation technology field-crop cultivation.

scholarly journals Farmer experiences in achieving productivity gains through GPS

2008 ◽  
pp. 153-158
Author(s):  
M.J. Casey ◽  
T. Lambie ◽  
S. Bradbury ◽  
D. Johnston ◽  
M. Murney ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Resource Use ◽  
Precision Agriculture ◽  
Environmental Constraints ◽  
Global Positioning Systems ◽  
Positioning Systems ◽  
Considerable Potential ◽  
Global Positioning ◽  
Fertiliser Application ◽  
Productivity Gains ◽  
Pastoral Farming

GPS (Global Positioning Systems) have considerable potential to assist pastoral farmers in coping with pressures they will face in future. These include managing resource use, environmental constraints and controlling farm input costs. Keywords: GPS, farm mapping, precision agriculture, pastoral farming, fertiliser application, irrigation, K-line, long lateral irrigation, traceability

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