Precision Agriculture
Glossary
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RASTER FORMAT. Format for storing GIS spatial data, in which the data is stored in cells addressed by rows and columns of the cells.
REAL-TIME CORRECTION. Real-time of a GPS signal by simultaneously transmitting the differential correction information to a mobile receiver.
REAL-TIME KINETIC (RTK). Real-Time Kinematic is a high-end GPS capable of centimeter-level positional accuracy. It is a procedure whereby carrier-phase corrections are transmitted in real time from a reference receiver to the user’s receiver. Depending on local availability, RTK corrections can be delivered by radio modem from an on-site base station or a state’s CORS network or even over the internet using Wi-Fi.
REMOTE SENSING. The act of detection and/or identification of an object, series of objects, or landscape without having the sensor in direct contact with the object. The most common forms include color and color infrared aerial photography, satellite imaging and radar sensing.
