GIS in Site-Specific Agriculture

Introduction. Overview of site-specific agriculture. Software environment. Primary data. Considering format, coordinate systems, and projections. Secondary field data. Working with yield data. Working with elevation data. Summary. GIS approaches to answering farm questions. Show-me questions. Relationship questions. Estimate nutrient replacement requirements. Summary. Beyond GIS. Statistical analysis. Image processing. Crop simulation modeling. Integration with farm financial systems. Integration with best management practices. On-machine GIS. What to expect from your GIS specialist. Data access. Data collection. Data import. Data export. Visualization. GIS analyses. Statistical analysis. Image processing. Simulation modeling. Summary. In conclusion. Glossary.James D. Westervelt is the author of 'GIS in Site-Specific Agriculture', published 1999 under ISBN 9780813431932 and ISBN 081343193X.