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Precision Agriculture Technicians
4
Alternate Occupation Titles
Crop
Consultant
Crop
Specialist
Certified
Crop
Specialist
Precision
Crop
Manager
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.
10
Tasks
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.
Draw or read maps, such as
soil
, contour, or plat maps.
Program farm equipment, such as variable-rate planting equipment or pesticide sprayers, based on input from
crop
scouting
and
analysis of field condition variability.
Recommend best
crop
varieties or seeding rates for specific field areas, based on analysis of geospatial data.
Use geospatial technology to develop
soil
sampling grids or identify sampling sites for testing characteristics such as nitrogen, phosphorus, or potassium content, pH, or micronutrients.
2
Detailed Work Activities
Calibrate
scientific
or technical equipment.
Research
crop
management methods.
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