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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)