Geo-informatics in Agriculture Studies-Agronomy [Certification Training Program]

Training Module

Introduction

• Agronomy, an aspect of agriculture​

• Geographical information system

• Importance of GIS to agronomy

• Applications of GIS in agronomy (examples)

• Operational use of GIS in precision farming: regional and local levels

• GIS applications in agrometeorological operations

• Use of GIS for agronomic characterization and zonation

• GIS application in soil survey studies

Planning the data – GIS

• Vector and Raster Data

• Non-Spatial Data (CSV)

• Creating Vector Files and Data Collection

• Attribute Table Creation/Editing, Join Table

• Datum, Coordinate System

• Map Projection, Map Scales

• Introduction to Symbolization.

• Single Symbol, Unique Value

• Graduated Colours, Proportional Symbol

• Dot Density, Chart, Heat Map

• Making a map with labels

Planning the data – Remote Sensing

• Satellite Imagery and Types – Point Cloud

• Using GCP, Vector files, KML, Top sheets, PDF

• History of Maps. Web Mapping Service (WMS).

• Web Feature Service (WFS).

• Finding Web Services.

Crops

• Introduction, Leaf optical properties

• Identification of crops and crop inventorying

• Crops acreage estimation

• Vegetation Indices, Yield estimation

• Crop production forecasting through digital analysis

• Microwave and hyperspectral sensing for crop inventory

• Crop monitoring and condition assessment in command areas

Soils

• Introduction

• Soil Serve and its types

• Soil genesis and soil classification

• Soil taxonomy

• Soil reflectance properties

• Soil mapping

• Saline, alkali soil characteristics and its mapping

• Soil erosion and sedimentation

• Assessment of soil erosion

• Estimation of reservoir capacity

Land evaluation and management

• Introduction

• LULC classification

• Concept and approaches of land evaluation

• Parametric methods

• Change detection in land uses

• Decision support system for land use planning

• Optimum land use planning for sustainable agriculture

Applications

• Characterization of crops

• Land capability for better land use planning

• Damage assessment to crops by flood, droughts, pests

• Forest entities – destruction through forest fire

• Crop assessment and crop health

• Irrigation landscape mapping

• Agricultural mapping for detailed vegetation cover and monitoring

• Damage and land degradation assessment

• Erosion identification and remediation