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The aim of this book is to bring together a series of contributions from experts in the field to cover the major aspects of the application of geostatistics in precision agriculture. The focus will not be on theory, although there is a need for some theory to set the methods in their appropriate context. The subject areas identified and the authors selected have applied the methods in a precision agriculture framework. The papers will reflect the wide range of methods available and how they can be applied practically in the context of precision agriculture. This book is likely to have more impact as it becomes increasingly possible to obtain data cheaply and more farmers use onboard digital maps of soil and crops to manage their land. It might also stimulate more software development for geostatistics in PA.
List of contents
An Overview of Geostatistics and Precision Agriculture.- Sampling in Precision Agriculture.- Sampling in Precision Agriculture, Optimal Designs from Uncertain Models.- The Spatial Analysis of Yield Data.- Space-Time Geostatistics for Precision Agriculture: A Case Study of NDVI Mapping for a Dutch Potato Field.- Delineating Site-Specific Management Units with Proximal Sensors.- Using Ancillary Data to Improve Prediction of Soil and Crop Attributes in Precision Agriculture.- Spatial Variation and Site-Specific Management Zones.- Weeds, Worms and Geostatistics.- The Analysis of Spatial Experiments.- Application of Geostatistical Simulation in Precision Agriculture.- Geostatistics and Precision Agriculture: A Way Forward.
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The aim of this book is to bring together a series of contributions from experts in the field to cover the major aspects of the application of geostatistics in precision agriculture. The focus will not be on theory, although there is a need for some theory to set the methods in their appropriate context. The subject areas identified and the authors selected have applied the methods in a precision agriculture framework. The papers will reflect the wide range of methods available and how they can be applied practically in the context of precision agriculture. This book is likely to have more impact as it becomes increasingly possible to obtain data cheaply and more farmers use onboard digital maps of soil and crops to manage their land. It might also stimulate more software development for geostatistics in PA.
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From the reviews:
“Aims to illustrate the link between geostatistics and PA … . Experts in the subject area were each asked to write a chapter on a topic. … the editor has done a very good job in harmonizing the chapters and makes sure that they cover a sufficiently broad range of techniques. … written by geostatisticians offering techniques to a PA audience … . Does this book fulfil a need? Yes, I definitely believe so. … value for communities of both geostatisticians and PA practitioners.” (M. Van Meirvenne, European Journal of Soil Science, Vol. 62, August, 2011)
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From the reviews:
"Aims to illustrate the link between geostatistics and PA ... . Experts in the subject area were each asked to write a chapter on a topic. ... the editor has done a very good job in harmonizing the chapters and makes sure that they cover a sufficiently broad range of techniques. ... written by geostatisticians offering techniques to a PA audience ... . Does this book fulfil a need? Yes, I definitely believe so. ... value for communities of both geostatisticians and PA practitioners." (M. Van Meirvenne, European Journal of Soil Science, Vol. 62, August, 2011)
