Machine learning approaches to corn yield estimation using satellite images and climate data: A case of Iowa State

Journal of the Korean Society of Surveying, Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 383-390

  Kim, Nari ^a   Lee, Yang Won ^a  

^a Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Climate data; Crop yield; Machine learning; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; MACHINE LEARNING; MAIZE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEASONAL VARIATION;

IOWA; UNITED STATES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84988958512     PISSN: 15984850     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7848/ksgpc.2016.34.4.383     Document Type: Article

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