Supplement GIS and Remote Sensing in Agriculture
4. ArcGIS technology solutions.
industry to manage resources, increase yields,
Collect
Discover why Agricultural Farmers are using
reduce input costs, predict outcomes, improve
Go into your elds to take detailed observations
Geospatial technologies as a Farming
business practices, and more. e capability of
that can re ne crop forecasts and planning.
GIS to visualize agricultural environments and Management Tool
work ows has proved to be very bene cial to
Monitor
Farm Management poses numerous challenges
those involved in farming. e powerful
Track extreme weather events and man-made
in an ever-changing environment. To maximize
analytical capabilities of the technology is used
disruptions. Assemble the information you need
pro ts and optimize yield, you need to dedicate
to examine farm conditions and measure and
to respond at a moment's notice. With Esri
the right crops and equipment to the places
monitor the effects of farm management
technology, you can monitor the health of
where they can ourish.
practices.
individual crops in your elds and spatially analyse the differences in soil types, sunlight,
Due to rapidly enhanced sensor technologies,
From collecting data in the eld with mobile GIS
and slope to name a few. e tool can accurately
more powerful computers and improvements in
to the analysis of remote-sensing data at the
estimate variable yields across any eld and
spatial applications, Geographic Information
farm manager's office, GIS is playing an
maximize crop production, through vegetation
Systems (GIS) is becoming the platform of choice
increasing role in agriculture production
health monitoring and comparing crop yields.
for combining and analysing huge streams of
throughout the world by helping farmers
data. e ability to analyse those data streams
expand production, reduce costs, and manage
and display results visually on maps has
their land more efficiently.
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Factor in every variable that affects your
Visualize
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Go into your
Bene ts of using Spatial Technology
engendered several new applications across various elds.
crop and nd the best places to plant elds to take detailed
Visualize your data and perform spatial
observations that can re ne crop
Boost your seasonal production and your
analysis that can help you better understand
forecasts and planning
pro tability by intelligently assigning your
risks to operations. Model what-if scenarios to
resources. With intelligent maps and spatial
better understand the potential impacts of
to better understand them and get a
analysis, you can optimize your operations and
threats from both pests and the climate
clear picture of your operations
logistics to cut your fertilizer, fuel, seed, labour, and transpor tation costs. Avoid costly
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· Analyze
Map individual variations in your elds
Un d e r s t a n d i n s e c t a n d a n i m a l behaviour. Plan and assess measures to
maintenance repairs by tracking and managing
Determine how much water is available in a
mitigate the impact of pests on your
your assets to keep your farm operating at peak
speci ed area, what yield you can expect from
operations
efficiency.
the water that is available for crops, and how
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efficiently water is used. is will enable
Track extreme weather events and man-made disruptions. Assemble the
G e o g r aph i c i n for mat i on s y ste m ( G I S )
farmers to produce more food in a sustainable
information you need to respond at a
technology is used throughout the agricultural
way
moment's notice ·
Combine live weather information with pest and crop data into a common view to get the complete picture
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Determine the best location to plant a crop to enable maintenance of soil nutrition levels to best bene t the crop
e adoption of spatial technology to manage farm processes will create new opportunities and increase pro ts. e time is now to Take the guesswork out of agricultural production and manage land more efficiently with ArcGIS technology solutions.
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