Method and system for estimating an agricultural management parameter

a management parameter and agricultural technology, applied in the field of methods and systems for estimating agricultural management parameters, can solve the problems of wide-spread deployment of such agronomic sensing stations, prone to theft or vandalism, and susceptible to collisions or entanglement with machinery, tractors or implements, etc., to promote efficient utilization (e.g., water consumption) of agricultural inputs, and facilitate reference

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-02-09
DEERE & CO
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[0004] A system and method for estimating one or more agricultural management parameters for growing crops is well suited for promoting efficient utilization (e.g., water consumption) of an agricultural input. One or more vehicles are equipped with sensors and location-determining receivers. The sensors collect environmental data associated with a field for growing a crop in a particular location. The location-determining receiver facilitates referencing one or more sensor-measurement locations (e.g., points on a transportation route of the

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However, the cost, maintenance, and other drawbacks of stationary weather stations discourage the wide-spread deployment of such agronomic sensing stations.
Sensing stations may be vulnerable to theft or vandalism.
The placement of sensing stations in the field can make

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[0014] In FIG. 1, a system for estimating one or more agricultural management parameters comprises vehicle electronics 10 for collecting environmental data associated with respective location data. Environmental data may comprise weather data, climatic data and precursor data to the weather data and climatic data. The environmental data further comprises location data (e.g., location stamps, expressed in geographic coordinates) and temporal data (e.g., time stamps) associated with the weather data, climatic data and precursor data. The location data may correspond to one or more sensor measurement locations or points along a path or resting location of a vehicle (incorporating the vehicle electronics 10) on a transportation route that bisects, adjoins, or lies near or in a field where a particular crop is grown by a grower. The vehicle electronics 10 communicates the collected environmental data to a receiver 46 via an electromagnetic signal (e.g., a radio frequency signal). In turn...

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A system and method for estimating agricultural parameters for growing crops is well suited for promoting efficient utilization of agricultural inputs (e.g., water consumption). Sensors collect data via one or more vehicles equipped with location-determining receivers. A transmitter transmits the collected environmental data to a data processing system. The data processing system applies the collected environmental data to an agronomic model for determining an agricultural management parameter. A prescription is made available for application of an agricultural input (e.g., water) to a crop in a particular location consistent with the collected environmental data and the agronomic model.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] This invention relates to a method and system for estimating one or more agricultural management parameters. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Stationary weather stations or other agronomic sensing stations may be positioned in a field to determine environmental parameters for raising agricultural crops. However, the cost, maintenance, and other drawbacks of stationary weather stations discourage the wide-spread deployment of such agronomic sensing stations. Batteries of sensing stations may need to be replaced or recharged periodically. Sensing stations may be vulnerable to theft or vandalism. The placement of sensing stations in the field can make them susceptible to collisions or entanglement with machinery, tractors or implements, for example. [0003] The success of growers depends upon an adequate supply of water (e.g., rainfall) and other agricultural inputs for raising crops. The cost of providing irrigation or other agricultural inputs to crops ...

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IPC IPC(8): G06G7/00G06Q10/00
CPCG06Q10/00
Inventor ANDERSON, NOEL WAYNETAUBE, ARNOLD ALBERT
Owner DEERE & CO
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