EC03-702 Precision Agriculture: Applications of Remote Sensing in Site-Specific Management

Authors

Viacheslav I. Adamchuk, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Richard L. Perk, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
James S. Schepers, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

2003

Document Type

Article

Comments

© 2003, The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska on behalf of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension. All rights reserved.

Abstract

Precision farming is an emerging agricultural technology that involves managing each crop input on a site-specific basis to reduce waste, increase profits, and maintain the quality of the environment. Remote sensing is a technology that can be used to obtain various spatial layers of information about soil and crop conditions. It allows detection and/or characterization of an object, series of objects, or landscape without having the sensor in physical contact.