GPS World, January 2017
MACHINECONTROLUPDATE The Farmstar service has been further improved through use of new satellite imagery Farmstar a service of Airbus Defence and Space and ARVALIS Institut du végétal helps thousands of French farmers reduce costs and increase yields It combines satellite unmanned aerial vehicle UAV and aircraft geospatial imagery with agronomic expertise New images acquired by the SPOT 6 and SPOT 7 satellites will make it possible to issue intra field recommendations for areas as small as 1 hectare Also new interactive advice is provided for nitrogen input at the 1 centimeter ear stage Automatic and manual modulation files are accessible to all farmers via the Farmstar web portal An additional tool for calculating the nitrogen input at the 1 centimeter ear stage enables this input to be broken down and adjusted for wheat barley and triticale crops Nitrogen specifications The nitrogen fertilization recommendations now take into account the objectives of the governments protein plan for wheat quality thanks to new nitrogen requirement specifications for soft wheat which optimizes how this two fold yield protein content objective is addressed The new developments follow a difficult year of poor meteorological conditions so French farmers are looking to save on farm inputs while continuing to manage their crops sustainably and with a focus on environmental protection The number of farmers signed up for the service has risen over the past 15 years to 18000 farmers in 2016 FARMSTAR SERVICE IMPROVED Agricultural areas near the Seine estuary during the 2014 crop season captured by SPOT 5 satellite Free Educational Webinars Brought to you by GPS World regularly conducts free webinars covering the latest in global positioning systems and the technologies swept up in their ever widening sphere of influence Recent webinars available on demand include Simulation for Jamming and Spoofing Sponsored by Jackson Labs GPS GNSS and Cybersecurity Sponsored by Microsemi Lasers Cameras and More Other Sensors Integrated with GNSS Sponsored by for Special Mapping Requirements Laser Technology Connected Car Cutting Edge Research Aimed at Implementing Connected Car Sponsored by and Driverless Car Technology u blox UAV Design and Applications Autonomous Relative Navigation and Sponsored by GNSS Robustness for UAV Systems Septentrio FREE REGISTRATION for upcoming and all on demand webinars at GPSWorld com Webinars 2017 webinar sponsorship opportunities are available Contact Michelle Mitchell at mmitchell@ northcoastmedia net or 2163637922 for details JANUARY 2017 WWW GPSWORLD COM GPS WORLD 69
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