Download The role of drones and satellites in land use and precision agriculture

You are invited to the public lecture:
The role of drones and satellites in land use
and precision agriculture
by Dr Toby Waine
Monday 20 February 2017
7.15pm for 7.30pm start, with 8.30pm close
Venue: Herefordshire & Ludlow College, Folly Lane, Hereford
Dr Waine will explore how science and technology is revolutionising
agricultural engineering with a particular focus on remote sensing
from space and drones. From measuring illicit opium production in
Afghanistan to undertaking national assessments of vegetation in
semi-arid climates, innovative use of remote sensing supports
operational methods for vegetation monitoring and providing robust,
statistically-based area estimates of land cover and net primary
production. Dr Waine has developed novel ways of defining land
cover typologies and classification schemes for optimising
classification accuracy. The application of remote sensing to Precision
Agriculture enables canopy management and yield prediction. An
example is the ‘Farming Truth’ feasibility study with the European
Space Agency which will allow growers to more accurately target
inputs (e.g. fertilisers) whilst reducing waste and environmental
impact.
RSVP by Friday 10 February to Julia Davis
email: [email protected], or tel: 01432 365431.
In association with the Institute of Physics (West Midlands), and the
Institute of Engineering and Technology (Hereford and Worcester)
Dr Toby Waine
Lecturer in Applied Remote Sensing
Environment and Agrifood
Cranfield University
Dr Toby Waine is an agricultural
engineer with a farming background.
He completed his EngD in Non-invasive
soil property measurement for
precision farming at Cranfield University in 1999. After, he helped to
commercialise an electromagnetic induction (EMI) based soil
property sensor investigated during his doctorate project while
working as the Technical Manager for an IT-agronomy company. For
the next three years Dr Waine gained further commercial IT
experience, firstly working as a Software Engineer, then European
Technical Sales Engineer for a leading mobile phone software
company. Keen to contribute to better understanding of agricultural
production systems, he returned to academia in 2004 to focus on the
application of remote sensing and geographical information systems
for land resources monitoring. Particular areas of interest are the
integration of multi-spectral satellite imagery of different spatial
resolutions within the context of crop survey design and crop
production estimates.
In association with the Institute of Physics (West Midlands), and the
Institute of Engineering and Technology (Hereford and Worcester)