Precision agriculture and the role of remote sensing: A review

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 315-327

  Brisco, B ^a   Brown, R J ^b   Hirose, T ^a   Mc Naim, H ^b   Staenz, K ^b  

^a Noetix Research Inc   (Canada)

^b CANADA CENTRE FOR REMOTE SENSING   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ECOSYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

PRECISION AGRICULTURE; VARIABLE RATE TECHNOLOGY;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0032153751     PISSN: 07038992     EISSN: 17127971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07038992.1998.10855254     Document Type: Article

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