Software development for real-time ultrasonic mapping of tree canopy size

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 25-40

  Schumann, A W ^a   Zaman, Q U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Citrus; DGPS; GIS; Precision agriculture; Transducers

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; DIGITAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; FERTILIZERS; FORESTRY; LAPTOP COMPUTERS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

OPERATING SYSTEMS - WINDOWS; REAL-TIME MONITORING; SPATIAL MAPPING; ULTRASONIC MAPPING;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

CANOPY; GIS; MAPPING; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; SOFTWARE;

COMPUTER PROGRAMS; DATA; DIGITAL CONTROL; FERTILIZERS; FOREST CANOPY; SPRAYERS; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC FREQUENCIES;

CITRUS;

EID: 14644413549     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2004.10.002     Document Type: Article

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