remote sensing
Skywalker: reflectance spectroscopy for maize breeding
Submitted by ianm on 9 April 2013 - 9:32am
A low-cost, unmanned aerial vehicle, which helps to select the maize varieties which are best adapted to adverse environmental conditions, uses visible and NIR reflectance spectral data.
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University of Tasmania researchers using hyperspectral remote sensing
Submitted by ianm on 11 January 2013 - 10:35am
The TerraLuma Project (University of Tasmania, Australia) is partnering with Headwall Photonics to bring hyperspectral technology to its fleet of unmanned aircraft systems.
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NIR helps investigate the green, green grass
Submitted by ianm on 12 November 2012 - 12:14pm
Remote sensing in the NIR is being used to investigate the growth of grass in Ireland, a crop that less is known about than many others.
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Free remote sensing data
Submitted by ianm on 2 October 2012 - 4:44pm
NASA and the US Geological Survey provide data from their Landsat satellites for free. This data is already used by farmers to monitor nitrogen levels in their fields and plan fertiliser application.
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JNIRS Biodiesel Paper Featured by USDA ARS
Submitted by ianm on 20 September 2012 - 5:30pm
The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) have featured a paper published in JNIRS—Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy in the September 2012 issue of their Agricultural Research magazine.
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