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Discuss the application of remote sensing and GIS in the following areas; a)Precision agriculture. b)Agriculture.

Discuss the application of remote sensing and GIS in the following areas;
a)Precision agriculture.
b)Agriculture.

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Jim
a)Precision agriculture
-Farmers use global positioning systems (GPS) and GPS-computer guided tractors and harvesters.
-Other geo-referenced site-specific practices may include:
-Electromagnetic soil mapping
soil sample collection.
Crop yield data collection.
-Aerial imagery
Crop or soil color index maps.
Soil types.
Soil characteristics.
Drainage level.
Potential yields.
-Crop scouting.
b)Agriculture.
It is used in determining;
-Crop water requirement prediction.
-Crop acreage & yield estimation.
-Crop condition assessment.
-Soil moisture evaluation.
-Suitability mapping.
jim items answered the question on November 14, 2018 at 11:32

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