Systems and methods for identifying and utilizing testing locations in agricultural fields

Abstract

Systems and methods for implementing a trial in one or more fields is provided. According to an embodiment, an agricultural intelligence computer system identifies a plurality of sets of adjacent locations in a field and computes a difference value between the locations. The system uses the different values for the plurality of sets of adjacent locations to determine a short length variability score. The system may then use the short length variability score to identify fields for implementing a trial and / or locations within a field to implement the trial. In embodiments, the system uses a grid overlay which the system orients based on header information received from agricultural implements. In embodiments, the system alters the grid overlay to increase a number of testing locations on the agricultural field and / or within different management zones.

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[0002] Portions of the disclosure of this patent document contain copyrighted material. The copyright owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction by anyone of the patent document or the patent disclosure, as it appears in the Patent and Trademark Office patent file or records, but all copyright or rights are reserved. 2015-2019 The Climate Corporation. technical field

[0003] The present disclosure relates to digital computer modeling and tracking of agricultural fields. Specifically, the present disclosure relates to identifying locations for performing specific practices in a field and causing agricultural implements to perform the specific practices in the field. Background technique

[0004] The approaches described in this section are those that could be obtained, but not necessarily those that have been previously conceived or obtained. Therefore, unless otherwise stated, it should not be assumed that any approach described in t...

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