Precision Agriculture Technicians

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1. 01Document and maintain records of precision agriculture information.
2. 02Collect information about soil or field attributes, yield data, or field boundaries, using field data recorders and basic geographic information systems (GIS).
3. 03Use geospatial technology to develop soil sampling grids or identify sampling sites for testing characteristics such as nitrogen, phosphorus, or potassium content, pH, or micronutrients.
4. 04Divide agricultural fields into georeferenced zones, based on soil characteristics and production potentials.
5. 05Install, calibrate, or maintain sensors, mechanical controls, GPS-based vehicle guidance systems, or computer settings.
6. 06Create, layer, and analyze maps showing precision agricultural data, such as crop yields, soil characteristics, input applications, terrain, drainage patterns, or field management history.
7. 07Compare crop yield maps with maps of soil test data, chemical application patterns, or other information to develop site-specific crop management plans.
8. 08Analyze geospatial data to determine agricultural implications of factors such as soil quality, terrain, field productivity, fertilizers, or weather conditions.
9. 09Identify spatial coordinates, using remote sensing and Global Positioning System (GPS) data.
10. 10Analyze data from harvester monitors to develop yield maps.
11. 11Apply precision agriculture information to specifically reduce the negative environmental impacts of farming practices.
12. 12Demonstrate the applications of geospatial technology, such as Global Positioning System (GPS), geographic information systems (GIS), automatic tractor guidance systems, variable rate chemical input applicators, surveying equipment, or computer mapping software.

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