Gis Applications in Agriculture

Zusatztext "… as there is a distinct lack of introductory GIS texts or websites specifically relating geospatial technologies to agriculture, this series helps fill that void." – Roger Knouff, Arizona State University in Journal of Spatial Science, 2008 Informationen zum Autor Francis J. Pierce, David Clay Klappentext Concentrating on discussions of GIS topics! this title examines ways that this powerful technology can help farmers/firms to produce a greater abundance of crops with more efficiency and at lower costs. It includes chapters that describe the nature of the problem and examines the purpose of the GIS application. Zusammenfassung Concentrating on discussions of GIS topics, this title examines ways that this powerful technology can help farmers/firms to produce a greater abundance of crops with more efficiency and at lower costs. It includes chapters that describe the nature of the problem and examines the purpose of the GIS application. Inhaltsverzeichnis Application of GIS to Integrated Pesticide Management on US Fish and Wildlife Land. Enhancing Sugarbeet Quality Using Remote Sensing and GIS. Using Historical Management Areas to Reduce Soil Sampling Error. Developing Productivity Zones from Multiple Years of Yield Monitoring Data. Linking GIS and Decision Model to Evaluate Site-Specific Weed Management. Map Quality Assessment for Site-Specific Management. Using ArcGIS for Yield Data Analysis. Enhanced Farm Research Analyst. Soil Salinity Mapping Using ArcGIS. DM_Comp Data Management (Comparison).

Product details

• Authors: Pierce (Francis) J., Francis J. (Professor Emeritus Pierce, Francis J. Clay Pierce
• Assisted by: David Clay (Editor), David (South Dakota State University Clay (Editor), Clay David (Editor), Francis J. Pierce (Editor), Francis J. (Professor Emeritus Pierce (Editor), Pierce Francis J. (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.02.2007
• EAN: 9780849375262
• ISBN: 978-0-8493-7526-2
• No. of pages: 216
• Series: GIS Applications in Agriculture; GIS Applications in Agriculture
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General, Agricultural science, Soil science, sedimentology, Sedimentology and pedology