Mapping
This global navigation satellite system allows farmers to precisely map fields, guide equipment, and track yield data.
GIS
This technology adjusts input application rates based on field conditions and sensor data.
Variable Rate Technology
This inventor revolutionized harvesting with his mechanical reaper.
Cyrus McCormick
Name a critical component of an agricultural drone.
propeller, motor, battery, camera, or GPS module
These puffy, white clouds indicate fair weather but can develop into storms under the right conditions.
Cumulus Clouds
In agriculture, GIS can be used to create this type of map, which shows variations in crop production across a field.
Yield Map
This type of sensing uses satellites, drones, or aircraft to collect agricultural data from a distance.
Remote Sensing
This inventor contributed to early mechanical cotton harvesting technology.
Hirman Moore
Before flying a drone for agricultural purposes, pilots must check for this important authorization to ensure they are operating legally.
airspace clearance or FAA Part 107 certification
This is the final stage of a thunderstorm, marked by light rain and dissipating clouds.
Dissipating Stage
These two coordinate types are used together to pinpoint exact locations on Earth.
Longitude and Latitude
Name one technology that is commonly used in precision agriculture.
GPS, GIS, drones, sensors, or yield monitors
This inventor revolutionized cotton production with the cotton gin.
Eli Whitney
Drones in farming can help create these detailed images that show variations in crop health
Crop health maps
This class of airspace is the most controlled and reserved for commercial and passenger aircraft.
Class A
This line runs through Greenwich, England.
Prime Meridian
Precision agriculture optimizes this crucial farm input by applying it only where needed, reducing waste and cost.
Fertilizer/pesticides
This field of study focuses on designing agricultural tools and equipment to improve worker comfort and efficiency.
Ergonomics
Before flying a drone, pilots should always check for what that could make flying unsafe.
strong winds, rain, or storms
This class airspace is reserved for the largest airports.
Class B
This major line of latitude divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres.
Equator
This technology uses real-time sensors to analyze soil conditions and adjust planting depth or seed spacing accordingly.
Soil sensing/seeding
This traditional hand tool, used before mechanized farming, improved harvesting efficiency but was still labor-intensive.
Scythe
What brand of drones do we have?
DJI
This dangerous weather phenomenon involves sudden changes in wind speed or direction, posing risks to aircraft.
Wind Shear