ASTM 31903 — Precision Agriculture Technology
This course is designed to introduce the principles and applications of mapping data in precision agriculture, technology used in precision agriculture such as sensors, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Geographic Positioning System (GPS), unmanned vehicles, data acquisition and processing. Students will learn the fundamentals of GIS, GPS, latest applications of UAV's, sensors and controls used in precision agriculture applications and agricultural machinery, and computer assisted agriculture. Students will participate in field data collection with sensors, explore their own data, data mapping in GIS, as well as interpretation of their data and maps. Students will learn multiple GIS software and be able to make comparisons. Prerequisite: ASTM 31503 and BENG 26403 (or instructor consent). (Typically offered: Spring)
Prerequisites: ASTM 31503, BENG 26403