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Precision Agriculture Technicians
1
O*NET-SOC Title
Precision
Agriculture
Technicians
11
Alternate Occupation Titles
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
1
O*NET-SOC Description
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.
11
Tasks
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.
2
Detailed Work Activities
Collect geographical or geological
field
data.
Develop
agricultural
methods.
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