Precision Agriculture
Glossary
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SHORT-WAVE INFRARED (SIR). – Short-wave infrared (red), near infrared (green), and green (blue) used to show flooding or newly burned land.
SITE-SPECIFIC CROP MANAGEMENT (SSCM). The use of yield maps, grid sampling, and other precision tools to manage the variability of soil and crop parameters and aid decisions on production inputs.
SMART FARMING. The use of new technologies to change centuries-old methods of farming.
SPATIAL DATA. Data that contains information about the spatial location (position) and the attribute being monitored such as yield, soil properties, plant variables, seed population, etc. Synonymous with geographic data.
SPATIAL RESOLUTION. The size of the smallest unit that a remote sensing observation can identify.
