How do they match: Precision Agriculture Technicians

  • Precision Agriculture Technicians

  • Field Agronomist
  • Agriculture Intelligence Specialist
  • Agriculture Specialist
  • Agriculture Tech
  • Agriculture Technician
  • Extension Precision Agriculture Specialist
  • GPS Field Data Collector
  • Global Positioning System Field Data Collector
  • Precision Agriculture Analyst
  • Precision Agriculture Specialist
  • Precision Agriculture Technician

  • Apply geospatial technologies, including geographic information systems (GIS) and Global Positioning System (GPS), to agricultural production or management activities, such as pest scouting, site-specific pesticide application, yield mapping, or variable-rate irrigation. May use computers to develop or analyze maps or remote sensing images to compare physical topography with data on soils, fertilizer, pests, or weather.

  • Analyze geospatial data to determine agricultural implications of factors such as soil quality, terrain, field productivity, fertilizers, or weather conditions.
  • Apply precision agriculture information to specifically reduce the negative environmental impacts of farming practices.
  • Collect information about soil or field attributes, yield data, or field boundaries, using field data recorders and basic geographic information systems (GIS).
  • 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.
  • Document and maintain records of precision agriculture information.
  • Participate in efforts to advance precision agriculture technology, such as developing advanced weed identification or automated spot spraying systems.
  • 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.
  • Develop agricultural methods.