Precision Agriculture: Technology and Economic Perspectives /

This book presents cases from different countries with a main focus on the perspectives of using precision farming in Europe. Divided into 12 chapters it addresses some of the most recent developments and aspects of precision farming. The intention of this book is to provide an overview of some of t...

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Corporate Authors: SpringerLink Online service
Group Author: Pedersen, S ren Marcus; Lind, Kim Martin
Published: Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publisher Address: Cham :
Publication Dates: 2017.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: Progress in Precision Agriculture,
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Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68715-5
Summary: This book presents cases from different countries with a main focus on the perspectives of using precision farming in Europe. Divided into 12 chapters it addresses some of the most recent developments and aspects of precision farming. The intention of this book is to provide an overview of some of the most promising technologies with precision agriculture from an economic point of view. Each chapter has been put together so that it can be read individually should the reader wish to focus on one particular topic. Precision Farming as a farm technology benefits from large-scale advantages due
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (XII, 276 pages): illustrations.
ISBN: 9783319687155
Index Number: S1
CLC: S181
Contents: Chapter 1 Precision Agriculture from Mapping to Site-specific Application -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2 Current PF technologies -- 1.3 Variable rate application -- 1.4 Adoption of precision farming systems -- 1.5 The aim and organisation of this book -- 1.6 Summary and main findings -- Chapter 2 Smart Farming Technologies Description, Taxonomy, Economic Impact -- 2.1. Precision Agriculture as a cyclic optimisation process -- 2.2. Smart Farming Technologies Types -- 2.3. Smart Farming Technologies Taxonomy -- 2.4. Smart Farming Technologies economic impact -- Chapter 3 Economic potential of sit