ITM 102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Global Positioning System
18 Oct 2018
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According to the text, there are lots of technologies that are being used in agriculture. First, there is a software from google-funded start up named granular analyzes the data along with data gathered from aircraft, self-driving tractors, and other forms of sensors for yield, moisture, and soil quality. Second, tractors are guided by global positioning system (gps) satellite based navigation systems, and the system assists to control them which enables to monitor progress. Third, there is a self-driving tractor which could not only drive itself, but it could also be planting and spraying machines under the computerized instructions. Lastly, a software named fieldscripts performs lots of abilities, and one of them is notifying the farmers about areas that need fertilizer, and it also reduces the cost invested on it. The outcome of the abilities would be improving the yields and increasing the revenue.
