Smart Farming is a management style that uses technology to reduce environmental impact of agricultural practices. Satellite Navigation is a major enabler for smart farming. The slides supported a presentation given at the Space Solutions conference in Munich, November 2013.
2. Environmental Challenge
How to feed the world while preserving the planet?
SUSTAINABLE INTENSIFICATION
How can GALILEO and COPERNICUS improve farming?
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7. Why is GNSS a successful
application in agriculture?
Because it …
• Earns money:
– Fuel savings 10-15%
– Higher productivity (per farmer)
– Efficient use of resources
• Improves cultivation practices:
– Day and Night (peak times)
– Less fatigue
– Less driving skills needed
• Is simple:
– ‘Embodied’ knowledge
– Fast learning
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What do we do with GNSS?
Image courtesy of Sytze de Bruin / Leo Klompe
PLANNING
MONITORING
GUIDANCE
TRACKING
9. GNSS based applications
Position Position, Time Position, Time
and Navigation
Production
Efficiency
Mapping; Variable Rate
Application; Field work
optimisation; sampling;
Harvest monitoring;
animal tracking;
Machine Guidance;
Robotics; UASs
Farm
Management
Mapping; Crop Rotation;
Daily Planning; contracting.
Farm machine
movement; Registration
of field work; animal
tracking; virtual fencing;
Logistics Unique parcel ID; Track&Trace (produce,
livestock, manure, etc.)
Harvest pick-up;
Transport.
License to
Operate
Mapping; CAP declaration;
Area Measurement;
Control; Eco Focus
Livestock Welfare in
Transport; Spraying
logbook;
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10-2 m. 10-1 m. 100 m. 101 m.
RTK Commercial
Global augmentation
EGNOS Unaugmented
GNSS
Planting,
Weeding,
Revisiting,
harvesting
machine
Guidance.
Spraying, spreading
Harvesting bulk crops;
Area measurement;
Field mapping;
Geofencing.
Tracking &
Tracing.
Rob Lorimer quote.
GALILEO
COMMERCIAL SERVICE
27. GNSS and UAVs
• EGNOS enhanced autopilot;
• GNSS based flight box;
• Better location of UAV;
• Improved mosaicing;
• Deliver taskmaps in ‘digestible’ way;
• UAVs are a SERVICE EXTENSION for satellite
imagery.
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29. Uptake of VRA is still very low
- It is complicated;
- It is expensive;
- It requires skills, investments, etc.
It requires to change
the way farmers work!
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32. FOCUS on BUSINESS
• Building a reliable service
• Measure relevant indicators
• Translate into valuable advice
• Deliver in ‘digestible’ way
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33. To conclude
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• Legislate use GNSS/RS?
Precision agriculture greening measure;
• Open signal/data improvesadoption;
• Create incentives:
Think benefits, benefits, benefits
• Simplify complexity:
Make it easy-to-use
34. UNIFARM is carried out in the context of the Galileo FP7 R&D programme
supervised by the GSA. (nr. 287026). For more information please check
http://www.project-unifarm.eu
Thankyouforyour attention.
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Tamme van derWal
AeroVision BV
tamme.vanderwal@aerovision.nl