| Department of Agricultural Sciences | |||||||||||||||||
| Earliest Possible Year | |||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1 semester | ||||||||||||||||
| Credits | 9 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||||||
| Course Level | Joint BSc and MSc | ||||||||||||||||
| Examination | continuous evaluation Aid allowed Description of Examination: 13-point scale, internal examiner Dates of Exam: Assessment is based on written project report, oral presentation and examination. Mark for this part contributes 80% to the course grade. Description of Examination: Dates of Exam: Assessment is based on individual literature review and presentation at seminars. Mark for this part contributes 20% to the course grade. Description of Examination: Dates of Exam: 5 reports must be passed in order to participate in exam | ||||||||||||||||
| Organisation of Teaching | Lectures and exercises during first half and supervised project work during second half. | ||||||||||||||||
| Block Placement | E7, fall Note the course runs in 2nd half of autumn semester, November to December, to fit into the KVL semester package 'Biosystem Engineering and Precision Farming'. Lectures and exercises in E7 and by appointment during this period. | ||||||||||||||||
| Teaching Language | English | ||||||||||||||||
| Optional Prerequisites | 085271 025121 | ||||||||||||||||
| Course Objectives | |||||||||||||||||
| The objective of the course is to provide in-depth knowledge of principles and main characteristics of precision farming technology. This includes the use of software for data processing and mapping as well as qualifications of assessing machinery for precision farming management. | |||||||||||||||||
| Course Contents | |||||||||||||||||
| Course subjects are: Positioning systems (e.g. GPS), geographic information systems (GIS), geostatistics, sensor systems for crop and soil assessment, yield logging and mapping, tractor implement systems with variable rate application, autonomous vehicles and robots and crop management. Precision farming today is a promising management tool to achieve high economic returns with considerable increase of environmental protection and increase of sustainability in agricultural crop production. This course is considered as important for students seeking jobs with responsibilities of agricultural management in extension, education, manufacturing, sale, development, testing and research. The course is adapted to fit into the KVL semester package 'Biosystem Engineering and Precision Farming' | |||||||||||||||||
| Teaching And Learning Methods | |||||||||||||||||
| Central parts of the course subjects are introduced during lectures and exercises. Problem solving skills are gained in the second half of the course during the project period. | |||||||||||||||||
| Course Litterature | |||||||||||||||||
| Teachers will provide copies of their teaching material prior to lectures. Morgan M., Ess D. (1997): The precision-farming guide for agriculturists. 1.edition. John Deere Publishing, Moline, Illinois, USA | |||||||||||||||||
| Course Coordinator | |||||||||||||||||
| Hans-Werner Griepentrog, hwg@life.ku.dk, Department of Agricultural Sciences/Environment, Resources and Technology, Phone: 35333572 Error. Person Not Found | |||||||||||||||||
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