UXS FOR PRECISION AGRICULTUREUXS FOR PRECISION AGRICULTURE (UAS 114)
Term: 2024-25 Academic Year Fall Semester
Description
This course prepares students to enter the agriculture industry with a comprehensive understanding of best practices, technology utilization in agriculture, and the history and future of precision agriculture. Students will get an overview of precision agriculture concepts and the tools of precision agriculture (GPS and VRA/ VRT). Topics will include analyzing vegetation indices, collecting and interpreting data, creating prescription maps based on collected data and how to apply the needed pesticides, insecticides, fungicides or fertilizers utilizing VRA/ VRT, as well as current rules and regulations surrounding UAS for agriculture and utilizing unmanned systems to apply chemicals to crops.