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SATELLITE IMAGERY HAVE BEEN USED IN AGRICULTURE FOR SOME TIME AND THE INCREASING IMPLEMENTATION OF DRONES INTO AGRICULTURE AND AGRICULTURE SCIENCE HOLDS UNIQUE PROMISE. HOWEVER, THE SYNERGY BETWEEN MODERATE RESOLUTION SATELLITE IMAGERY, FINE RESOLUTION DRONE IMAGERY, FINE RESOLUTION LIDAR (LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING) DATA, FINE RESOLUTION METEOROLOGICAL DATA, AND GENERALLY AVAILABLE GIS (GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS) DATA MUST BE IDENTIFIED AND OPTIMIZED. TO BE MOST USEFUL, THIS FUSION OF DATA SHOULD HELP PROVIDE ESTIMATES IN HEALTH AND YIELD OF AGRICULTURE SYSTEMS AS WELL AS INSIGHT INTO THE MICROCLIMATE AND ECOSYSTEM VARIATION WITHIN A FARM SITE. THESE DATA WILL BE INTEGRATED TO PRODUCE A VARIETY OF FINE RESOLUTION MAPS THAT CAN BE ANALYZED TO IDENTIFY WHAT TOOLS, INPUTS, AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES MOST EFFECTIVELY CONTRIBUTE TO AN INCREASE IN THE PRODUCTIVITY, AGROECOLOGICAL SYSTEM HEALTH, AND RESILIENCY OR RESTORATION (TYPICALLY IN RESPONSE TO A WEATHER OR CLIMATIC DISTURBANCE)OF A GIVEN FARMING OPERATION AND SITE. THIS RESEARCH WILL APPLY THESE DATA SCIENCE METHODS AND TOOLS TO VARYING FARM TYPES IN PUERTO RICO. WE EXPECT NEW INSIGHT INTO HOW THE FUSING OF A MULTITUDE OF DATA CAN BE EFFECTIVELY INTEGRATED INTO AN AGRICULTURE OPERATION AND, SUBSEQUENTLY, DETERMINE WHICH OUTPUTS ARE MOST VALUABLE TO THE VARIED FARM TYPES, PRACTICES, AND LOCATIONS. THIS INVESTIGATION WILL ALSO PROVIDE CRITICAL INFORMATION ON THE RESISTANCE AND RESILIENCE OF AN IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM TO A MAJOR WEATHER OR CLIMATE RELATED DISTURBANCE AND, SUBSEQUENTLY, INFORM MANAGEMENT DECISIONS RELATED TO CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION.

$498,426FY2019National Institute of Food and AgricultureUSDA

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Inc.

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SATELLITE IMAGERY HAVE BEEN USED IN AGRICULTURE FOR SOME TIME AND THE INCREASING IMPLEMENTATION OF DRONES INTO AGRICULTURE AND AGRICULTURE SCIENCE HOLDS UNIQUE PROMISE. HOWEVER, THE SYNERGY BETWEEN MODERATE RESOLUTION SATELLITE IMAGERY, FINE RESOLUTION DRONE IMAGERY, FINE RESOLUTION LIDAR (LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING) DATA, FINE RESOLUTION METEOROLOGICAL DATA, AND GENERALLY AVAILABLE GIS (GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS) DATA MUST BE IDENTIFIED AND OPTIMIZED. TO BE MOST USEFUL, THIS FUSION OF DATA SHOULD HELP PROVIDE ESTIMATES IN HEALTH AND YIELD OF AGRICULTURE SYSTEMS AS WELL AS INSIGHT INTO THE MICROCLIMATE AND ECOSYSTEM VARIATION WITHIN A FARM SITE. THESE DATA WILL BE INTEGRATED TO PRODUCE A VARIETY OF FINE RESOLUTION MAPS THAT CAN BE ANALYZED TO IDENTIFY WHAT TOOLS, INPUTS, AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES MOST EFFECTIVELY CONTRIBUTE TO AN INCREASE IN THE PRODUCTIVITY, AGROECOLOGICAL SYSTEM HEALTH, AND RESILIENCY OR RESTORATION (TYPICALLY IN RESPONSE TO A WEATHER OR CLIMATIC DISTURBANCE)OF A GIVEN FARMING OPERATION AND SITE. THIS RESEARCH WILL APPLY THESE DATA SCIENCE METHODS AND TOOLS TO VARYING FARM TYPES IN PUERTO RICO. WE EXPECT NEW INSIGHT INTO HOW THE FUSING OF A MULTITUDE OF DATA CAN BE EFFECTIVELY INTEGRATED INTO AN AGRICULTURE OPERATION AND, SUBSEQUENTLY, DETERMINE WHICH OUTPUTS ARE MOST VALUABLE TO THE VARIED FARM TYPES, PRACTICES, AND LOCATIONS. THIS INVESTIGATION WILL ALSO PROVIDE CRITICAL INFORMATION ON THE RESISTANCE AND RESILIENCE OF AN IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM TO A MAJOR WEATHER OR CLIMATE RELATED DISTURBANCE AND, SUBSEQUENTLY, INFORM MANAGEMENT DECISIONS RELATED TO CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION. · GrantIndex