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Contents of Today's Federal Register: HTML PDF
01/08/08:
NASA
project models possible effects of biofuels crops Source:
South Dakota State
University
Date: January 03, 2008
South Dakota research is looking at possible environmental changes that could
accompany a shift toward new biofuel crops such as perennial grasses.
04/14/07:
Satellite Images Aid Implementation Of Agricultural Reforms Source:
European Space Agency
Date: April 13, 2007
High resolution satellites as well as aerial photography have been used for some
time to monitor areas where subsidies are provided.
07/26/06:
Welsh team plan hi-tech crop watch, by Sarah Manners, Western Mail,
icWalesTM,
published 07/25/06
FARMERS will soon be able to use small remote-controlled
aircraft to gather detailed knowledge about the state of their crops, according
to a team of Welsh scientists.
07/26/06: Research
Project Tests Remote Sensing to Measure Earth's Water Cycle,
AScribe Newswire, published 07/24/06
A team of Iowa State University and University of Iowa researchers are beginning
a new project to perfect the use of remote sensing technology to monitor the
water cycle.
06/14/06: NASA Eyes UAVs, Microsats for Measuring Soil Moisture, By Missy Frederick, Space News Staff Writer
01/08/06:
The USGS is pleased to announce Landsat 5 is back in operation. January
press release 2006 from U.S. Department of the
Interior | U.S. Geological Survey
01/08/06:
New satellite to boost EROS, Center to have a say in Landsat's design
The EROS Data Center near Garretson will play
a major role in creating a new globe-gazing satellite, planned for 2010.
Officials say the mission will help sustain the 600-employee center, as well as
one of the nation's most important scientific enterprises. The next satellite
might eventually be dubbed Landsat 8... Author: BEN SHOUSE, Article Published:
01/7/06, 2:55 am, ArgusLeader.com .
12/30/05: USDA's Risk Management Agency uses remote sensing to identify waste, fraud, and abuse in its programs using remote sensing. News Release from USDA's Risk Management Agency.
09/11/05: Ultraviolet radiation monitored in Grand Rapids, Willow Loney, Herald-Review, 09/09/05 -- For nearly 10 years the University of Minnesota North Central Research and Outreach Center has been helping to monitor a site involved in the United States Department of Agriculture UV-B Monitoring and Research Program.
06/25/05: Use of global positioning systems increase on farms -- Copyright 2005 Associated Press. Capital Press.
05/09/05: "Apple Quality’s More Than Skin Deep", published in the May 2005 issue of Agricultural Research magazine. Multispectral imaging combines spectroscopy—which analyzes light wavelengths—with machine vision, which enables a computer to “see.”
03/21/05: Agricultural
Aircraft Offer a Different View of Remote Sensing
(html)
or (pdf),
published in the
March 2005 issue of Agricultural Research magazine.
01/01/05: Use of Global Positioning Up on Farms -- Associated Press, Miami Herald - Miami,FL,USA -- Use of Global Positioning Up on Farms. Remote sensing also can reduce the use of fertilizer. Photo-diode sensors mounted on a sprayer absorb the color spectrum being reflected by the plants, and a computer determines how much fertilizer or herbicide to spray. The sensors came on to the scene in the 1980s but have really taken off in the past five years.
11/26/04: Satellites to keep an eye on EU's farmers -- By Clive Cookson, Science Editor FT.com, The Financial Times Ltd.
09/25/04: Insurers use satellite data to study risk -- LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Insurance companies are using satellites to identify homes at high risk of fire damage because of their proximity to brush, The Des Moines Register.
07/18/04: Seeing red helps farmers grow green -- Infrared technology lets farmers know just how much nitrogen plants require by Jerry Perkins, The Des Moines Register.