| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 199 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 192) and index. |
| Summary |
Explains general Precision Agriculture (PA) theory, identifies and describes essential tools and techniques, and includes practical examples from the grains industry. |
| Contents |
Introduction to Precision Agriculture -- Global Navigation Satellite Systems and Precision Agriculture -- Hardware for Precision Agriculture -- Software for Precision Agriculture -- Data management for Precision Agriculture -- Making and interpreting maps for Precision Agriculture -- Yield variability and site-specific crop management -- Economics of PA in Australian grain crops. |
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Cover; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction to Precision Agriculture; Objectives of SSCM; Implementation of SSCM; A brief development history of SSCM; General adoption path; 2 Global Navigation Satellite Systems and Precision Agriculture; Introduction to GNSS; Transmissions from GPS satellites; Calculating a receiver location; Turning on a GPS receiver; GPS errors; Differential correction; The expected accuracy from GPS receivers; Receiver accuracy measurement terms; Agricultural uses for GPS; Coordinate systems; GNSS-based vehicle navigation systems; 3 Hardware for Precision Agriculture. |
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Yield monitoring systems information recorded by yield monitoring systems; Grain protein and oil content monitors; Soil sensing systems; Terrain sensing; Airborne and satellite optical imagery; Proximal crop reflectance sensors; Summary of reflectance sensors; Variable-rate technology; Multi-sensor and autonomous platforms; 4 Software for Precision Agriculture; Software for PA; Proprietary file formats; Task-based software; Data processing packages (data management, analysis, action options and archiving in a single program); Decision support software; Web-based software or services. |
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5 Data management for Precision AgricultureData management; Types of data files; File organisation and storage in PA software; Manual file organisation and storage; Data back-up; Data ownership; 6 Making and interpreting maps for Precision Agriculture; Making maps from PA data; Point-based maps; Spatial prediction process; Comparison of maps; Raster-based maps; The map legend; Interpreting PA data maps; 7 Yield variability and site-specific crop management; Understanding variability; Impact of variation in soil attributes on crop yield variability. |
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Impact of variation in other important factors on crop variability applying SSCM; Variable-rate application of inputs; SSCM decisions using maps of variability; SSCM decisions using real-time sensors; Cropping simulation; Incorporating SSCM into farm management: a summary; 8 Economics of PA in Australian grain crops; General introduction; Balance sheet approach; Other benefits; Triple bottom line accounting; Whole-farm assessment; Summary; Further reading; Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Precision farming -- Study and teaching -- Australia.
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Precision farming. |
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Australia. |
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Agriculture -- Australia -- Management.
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Agriculture. |
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Management. |
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Farmers -- Education -- Australia.
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Farmers -- Education. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Taylor, James (James Arnold), 1975- author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Whelan, Brett. Precision Agriculture for Grain Production Systems. CSIRO PUBLISHING 2013 9780643107472 (OCoLC)813286154 |
| ISBN |
9780643107489 electronic book |
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0643107487 electronic book |
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9780643107496 electronic book |
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0643107495 electronic book |
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9781299457775 electronic book |
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1299457770 electronic book |
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9780643107472 (paperback) |
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0643107479 (paperback) |
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