a site-specific crop management system that uses global
positioning and other technology to meet the needs of the land
What is precision farming
100
a device that measures the pressure exerted on a plate
as the grain exits the clean grain elevator or auger in the combine to calculate
the grain amount.
What is an impact sensor
100
group of U.S. governmental satellites used to
gather environmental information about Earth’s surface.
What is LANDSAT
100
a report provided by the (NRCS) that provides information on soil types and classifications, soil locations, drainage, productivity, and recommended uses.
What is soil survey
100
High Yield is what color on the monitor?
What is green
200
a satellite-based system that can determine exact points within a field.
What is GPS
200
a device that calculates the moisture of the harvested
grain to help calculate yield.
What is a moisture sensor
200
a group of French governmental satellites that collects data and information about Earth.
What is SPOT
200
is a document that details the differences in elevation of an area and provides another layer of information in the GIS.
What is topographic map
200
a low yield is what color on the monitor?
What is red
300
a system that gathers, stores, manipulates, analyzes, manages, and presents information to create detailed maps as well as spatial data for a given field or area.
What is GIS
300
the number of seeds planted per acre.
What is population
300
taking ground images using an airplane and traditional photos or electro-optical sensors.
What is aerial photography
300
a document that only identifies the outside edge of the field and serves as the base layer of the GIS.
What is a base map
300
How many NAVSTAR satellites do with currently use for precision farming?
What is 24
400
the ability of a machine to adjust the rate of fertilizer application or other cropping practices for each individual grid on the GIS map
What is VRT
400
s a device that measures and reports (to the computer) the amount of fluid being applied over a given area.
What is a flow monitor
400
a group of techniques used to collect information about an object or area without actually being in contact with that area or object.
What is remote sensing
400
document that indicates where differences in variety within a
field exist. The “variety” refers to the seed type
What is a variety map
400
the division of a field or area into uniform squares using vertical and horizontal lines.
What is grid
500
the process of using GPS and yield monitors on harvesting equipment to plot out a map of production within a field.
What is yield sensing technology
500
a device that uses a variety of sensors to determine how much crop is being harvested at any given point in the
field.
What is a yield monitor
500
a system that generates its own signal and detects the reflection or absorption of that signal to create the data map.
What is an active system
500
document created by an individual who physically
visits the field and collects firsthand data on plant health and growing conditions.
What is crop scouting report
500
a person who sells, installs, trains (farmers), troubleshoots, and repairs any and all systems associated with
precision farming technology