Description of precision agriculture (PA) and its objectives, geographic information systems in PA, yield measuring systems used in agricultural machinery, preparation of GPS-based yield maps, evaluating variations of yield statistically, equipment used in soil and plant sampling, analyzing and mapping features of soil and plant in respect to PA, remote sensing methods, evaluating properties of yield, plant and soil, preparation of application maps, variable rate technologies with application methods, evaluation of PA technologies in respect to economics and environment.
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Contribution of the Course to Professional Development
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Learning Outcomes:
1
understand precision agriculture techniques;
2
synthesize various engineering disciplines and PA;
3
analyze yield variations in agriculture with PA techniques;
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Course Content:
Week
Theoretical
Practical
1
Introduction to precision agriculture
2
Geodetic datum, coordinate systems and projections
3
Positioning systems and principles of GPS. Usage of these systems in PA
4
Differential GPS and its applications in PA
5
GIS concepts and data types
6
Interpolation methods in GIS 1
7
Interpolation methods in GIS 2
8
Soil sampling in PA
9
Mid-term
10
Yield monitoring and mapping in PA
11
Remote sensing in PA 1
12
Remote sensing in PA 2
13
Variable rate machinery and equipments
14
Economical profits of PA
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Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:
1. Kirişci, V., Keskin, M., Say, S.M., Keskin, S.G., Hassas Uygulamalı Tarım Teknolojisi, Nobel Kitabevi. 1999. Özkan T., 1995. Temel Elektronik, Kayhan Matbaası, İstanbul. 2. The Precision-Farming Guide for Agriculturists, by Morgan and Ess, Deere & Company, 1997 & 2003
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Assesment
TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES
NUMBER
PERCENT
Midterm Exam
1
20
Quiz
0
0
Homeworks, Performances
1
20
Final Exam
1
60
Total
3
100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade
40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade
60
Total
100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE
Activites
NUMBER
TIME [Hour]
Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical
14
2
28
Practicals/Labs
0
0
0
Self Study and Preparation
14
2
28
Homeworks, Performances
1
12
12
Projects
0
0
0
Field Studies
0
0
0
Midtermexams
1
8
8
Others
0
0
0
Final Exams
1
12
12
Total WorkLoad
96
Total workload/ 30 hr
2,93
ECTS Credit of the Course
3
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CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
