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Precision Agriculture in the 21st Century Geospatial and Information Technologies in Crop Management (1997) / Chapter Skim
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Pages 135-137

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... (CIMIS) California Irrigation Management Information System, is a computerized crop weather information system available to the public and operated under the collaboration of the State Department of Water Resources, the University of California, local water districts, and various other agencies.
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... The GPS receiver allows latitude, longitude, and altitude coordinate information to be associated with data obtained from a specific site on the field. grid soil sampling, refers to the method in which a field is divided into square sections (grids)
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... yield mapping, refers to the process of collecting georeferenced data on crop yield and characteristics, such as moisture content, while the crop is being harvested. A yield mapping system combines the output of a yield monitor with the position information provided by a DGPS receiver.
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Key Terms

  • differential correction
  • yield monitors
  • referenced data
  • crop growth
  • grid soil

  • soil nutrients
  • weather information
  • soil sampling
  • pest management
  • weather stations

  • management information
  • georeferenced data
  • yield monitor
  • drip irrigation
  • yield mapping

  • crop yield
  • cation exchange
  • spatial variation
  • technology innovation
  • global positioning


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