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Curriculum

The documents provided in this section are sample lessons, activities, lab, and discussions.  More material are available in the curriculum matrix section.

 

Glossary of Terms

 

Introduction to Precision Agriculture (PA)

Papers: Designed as readings to explain Precision Guidance

Introduction to Precision Agriculture

Review Questions with answers

Intro to PA

PowerPoint presentation: Designed as an introductory presentation for Precision agriculture

Introduction to Precision Agriculture

Introduction to Precision Agriculture

Introduction to Site Specific Technologies

 

Global Positioning Systems (GPS)

Papers: Designed as readings to explain GPS

Introduction to GPS in Agricultural Machinery

Introduction to GPS

Introduction to GPS

Realtime-Kinematic GPS

GPS related Topics: Designed as supplemental materials

Lat/Long

PA Etrex Exercise

PA DGPS Exercise

Statistics Definitions

NMEA

GPS Terms

Global Positioning Systems

 

Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

PowerPoint presentation: Designed as an introductory presentation for GIS

Introduction to GIS

ArcView:Measuring Soil Variability

Graphic Projections and Coordinate Systems

Geographic Information Systems:

Introduction Geographic Information Systems

ArcView Tables

Terms and Concepts

GIS Related Topics: Designed as supplemental materials

Coordinate System

How to read UTM

Map Projections

GIS Reference Papers: Designed as supplemental materials for GIS

Geostatitics

Interpolation

SST & GPS Exercises:SSToolbox is another GIS program; it is based on arcview 3.2, but designed for agricultural use.

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Exercise 4

Exercise 5

 

Precision Guidance (PG)

Papers: Designed as readings to explain Precision Guidance

Precision Guidance

PowerPoint presentation:

Modeling Precision Guidance Costs

Precision Guidance

Precision Guidance Cost Model

BeeLine Model

BeeLine

 

Variable Rate Technologies (VRT)

Lesson Plans: Designed as a unit of instruction for educators

Unit Outline

Technologies

Sprayer Math

Quiz 1

Rate Controller Setup

Rate Controller Demonstration

Rate Controller Calibration

Field Experience using ERC

Quiz 2

Maps & Target Rate Files

Using Prescription Maps & Creating Target Rate Files

Variable Rate Controller Setup

Quiz 3

Variable Rate System Calibration

Field Experience using VRT

Unit Exam

Papers: Designed as readings to explain VRT

Variable Rate Technologies

Review Questions with answers

Variable Rate Control

PowerPoint presentation: Designed for use with the VRT unit of instruction

Spray Control Technologies (Parts & Operational Theory)

PowerPoint presentation: Designed as an introduction to VRT

Variable Rate Technologies

 

Yield Monitors

Papers: Designed as readings to explain Precision Guidance

Yield Variability

Plant Nutrients and Soil Variability

Review Questions with answers

Yield Variability

PowerPoint presentation: Designed for introducing yield monitoring technology and concept

Yield Monitors

Review Questions with answers

Plant Nutrients & Soils

 

Sensing Technologies

Papers: Designed as readings to explain Precision Guidance

Sensors for Information Gathering

Review Questions with answers

Sensors for Information Gathering

PowerPoint presentation: Designed for describing the use of remotely sensed data in GIS

Remote Sensing

Types of Sensors

Remote Sensing Topics: Reference materials for instruction in Remote Sensing

NDVI

relief scale

Electromagnetic Sensor

EM Survey Info

EM Salinity Survey Info

Soil Sampling Concept and Techniques

Soil Sampling (Concepts in Precision Ag)

 

Alternate Topics in Precision Agriculture

Papers:

Irrigation Management

Economics in Precision Agriculture

Serial Communications Primer

Precision Ag Questions (with answers):

Irrigation & Water Management

Presentation:

Data Sources

Developing and maintaining precision Ag Data

Weeds pests and disease


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Last Updated: 01/02/2003