The Geospatial Revolution in Agriculture · The Geospatial Revolution in Agriculture • Matt Ball,...
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The Geospatial Revolution in Agriculture
• Matt Ball, founder and editor, Sensors & Systems • Matteo Luccio, president and writer, Pale Blue Dot
Sensors & Systems
• Sensing and sensors • from the Micro to the Macro
• Monitoring and Mapping
• Context and Quantification
Nano Source: Kasetsart University, Thailand
Source: University of Georgia
Embedded
Source: Cornell University-Lab on a Chip
Attached Source: CSIRO Source: OSU
Field Sensors
3D Canopy Analysis and Counting of Commodities
Source: University of Georgia
Source: The English Apple Man
Augmented Understanding Delivering Insight
Source: John Deere
Mapping a Prescription Source: Farm Works Mapping Software
Radar
Radarsat-2, MDA and Canadian Space Agency
Source: Remote Sensing-based Information and Insurance for Crops in Emerging Economies
Landsat-8
BlackBridge - RapidEye • Five satellite multispectral constellation
• Crop species detection, crop growth, stress
Source: Blackbridge, RapidEye
DMCii Source: DMCii
DigitalGlobe DigitalGlobe, Rakaia River, New Zealand
• WorldView-3 with eight-band short-wave infrared
Microsatellite Explosion
Source: JAXA, ISS Source: NASA
Virgin Galactic
Skybox Silicon Valley start-up focused on global observation
Source: Skybox
Source: Skybox
Planet Labs Doves and Flock - 24 CubeSat Constellation
Weather Revealed 20 TB per day; Weather as a Service
Source: NOAA, 4D Data Cube
Source: Monsanto, Climate Corp.
GeoSys
Deimos-1
Farm Solutions Trimble Connected Farm
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