How do they match: Precision Agriculture Technicians

  • Field Agronomist
  • Crop Consultant
  • Crop Specialist
  • Certified Crop Specialist
  • GPS Field Data Collector
  • Global Positioning System Field Data Collector
  • Precision Crop Manager

  • Analyze geospatial data to determine agricultural implications of factors such as soil quality, terrain, field productivity, fertilizers, or weather conditions.
  • Analyze remote sensing imagery to identify relationships between soil quality, crop canopy densities, light reflectance, and weather history.
  • Collect information about soil or field attributes, yield data, or field boundaries, using field data recorders and basic geographic information systems (GIS).
  • Compare crop yield maps with maps of soil test data, chemical application patterns, or other information to develop site-specific crop management plans.
  • Create, layer, and analyze maps showing precision agricultural data, such as crop yields, soil characteristics, input applications, terrain, drainage patterns, or field management history.
  • Divide agricultural fields into georeferenced zones, based on soil characteristics and production potentials.
  • Prepare reports in graphical or tabular form, summarizing field productivity or profitability.
  • Program farm equipment, such as variable-rate planting equipment or pesticide sprayers, based on input from crop scouting and analysis of field condition variability.
  • Provide advice on the development or application of better boom-spray technology to limit the overapplication of chemicals and to reduce the migration of chemicals beyond the fields being treated.
  • Recommend best crop varieties or seeding rates for specific field areas, based on analysis of geospatial data.

  • Collect geographical or geological field data.
  • Research crop management methods.