The Airborne Environmental Research Observational camera (AEROcam): a case study of multidisciplinary experiential learning

Hulst, N.E.; Johnson, Arnold; Olsen, Douglas R.; Osburnsen, P.P.; Schultz, Richard R.; Seielstad, G. A.; Semke, William H.; Won, Chang-Hee

doi:10.1109/fie.2002.1158236

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“…In the future the project will develop capability to support high technology transfer services to local farmers as they adopt "Precision Farming". The broad scope of Phase-III of the UMESAIR project parallels those reported by AEROCam/UMAC 13 project at the University of North Dakota.…”

confidence: 67%

Initiating Environmentally Conscious Precision Agriculture At Umes

Nagchaudhuri¹,

Mitra²

2005 Annual Conference Proceedings

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Precision agriculture is a combination of modern technologies to improve productivity in farming resulting in environmentally friendly farming and higher profit for the farmers. It involves efficient farm management that utilizes technologies such as GPS receivers; GIS data bases; grid soil sampling; variable-rate application equipment for seed, fertilizers, and pesticides; irrigation; yield monitors; sensors for detecting soil fertility and weed populations; and remote sensing imagery. This paper will report efforts to initiate "precision farming" implementation and research at University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES).UMES is an 1890 land grant historically black university and it's mission is consistent with the goals of the endeavor which includes (i) integration of advanced technologies in agricultural practices at UMES with a view to improve productivity with due emphasis on research, education and outreach; (ii) environmental stewardship and (iii) remote observation and analysis. While all aspects of "Precision Agriculture" will be integrated with the project, the initial phase involves (a) extensive data collection to record yield variability using GPS (Global Positioning System) integrated yield monitor, (b) correlating the yield data with the soil characteristics and other pertinent factors to come up with recommendations for variable rate nutrient application, (c) use of GIS (Geographical Information System) databases and maps to record and visualize the data to facilitate interpretation.

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confidence: 67%

Initiating Environmentally Conscious Precision Agriculture At Umes

Nagchaudhuri¹,

Mitra²

2005 Annual Conference Proceedings

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“…The REU Site participants were involved in the design, build, integration, and test of five systems engineering projects 14 : CubeSat 2 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle 9 Ground-Based Wireless Sensor Network for the Measurement of Evapotranspiration Airborne Environmental Research Observational Camera (AEROCam) 6 Agricultural Camera (AgCam) 5 The unifying architecture of these environmental sensors and vehicles is shown in Figure 2. Essentially, the entire system consists of two rather large subsystems -an environmental sensor, either ground-based, airborne, or onboard a satellite for the scientific missions described in this paper, and a telemetry and command (T&C) station, otherwise known as a ground control station.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The AEROCam mission 6 is to capture multispectral images for precision farming, ranching, and forestry applications in the Upper Midwest, with requested image maps delivered to end-users via the Internet after postprocessing (i.e., georectification, mosaicking, pseudocolor generation, and normalized difference vegetation index map generation). Although the three bands currently used include red, green, and near infrared, blue and thermal infrared bands would also be useful in the future.…”

Section: Wireless Et Sensor Stationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Satellites, Uavs, And Ground Based Wireless Sensor Networks: Lessons Learned From An Reu Site In Environmental Sensor Development

Schultz¹,

Semke²,

Olsen³

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2006 Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

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Bemidji State University in 1991, an M.S. in Engineering Mechanics and Astronautics in 1993, and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in 1999 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Semke joined the UND faculty in 2000, where he conducts research in precision motion and vibration control, smart structures, and space hardware design, along with instruction in the areas of mechanical design and experimental methods.

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