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Job Description
Apply geospatial technologies, including geographic information systems (GIS) and Global Positioning System (GPS), to agricultural production or management activities, such as pest scouting, site-specific pesticide application, yield mapping, or variable-rate irrigation. May use computers to develop or analyze maps or remote sensing images to compare physical topography with data on soils, fertilizer, pests, or weather.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 19-4099.02
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Precision Agriculture Technicians”.
Also Known As…
- Precision Agriculture Technicians
- Soil Fertility Specialist
- Research Agricultural Engineer
- Regional Agronomist
- Precision Farming Coordinator
- Precision Agronomist
- Precision Agriculture Specialist
- Physical Scientist
- Nutrient Management Specialist
- Crop Specialist
- Precision Farming Specialist
- Precision Crop Manager
- Precision Agriculture Technician
- Migration Specialist
- Independent Crop Consultant
- GPS Field Data Collector (Global Positioning System Field Data Collector)
- Extension Precision Agriculture Specialist
Tasks for “Independent Crop Consultant”
- Identify areas in need of pesticide treatment by analyzing geospatial data to determine insect movement and damage patterns.
- Install, calibrate, or maintain sensors, mechanical controls, GPS-based vehicle guidance systems, or computer settings.
- Prepare reports in graphical or tabular form, summarizing field productivity or profitability.
- Collect information about soil or field attributes, yield data, or field boundaries, using field data recorders and basic geographic information systems (GIS).
- Use geospatial technology to develop soil sampling grids or identify sampling sites for testing characteristics such as nitrogen, phosphorus, or potassium content, pH, or micronutrients.
- Apply precision agriculture information to specifically reduce the negative environmental impacts of farming practices.
- Document and maintain records of precision agriculture information.
- Analyze data from harvester monitors to develop yield maps.
- Analyze remote sensing imagery to identify relationships between soil quality, crop canopy densities, light reflectance, and weather history.
- Create, layer, and analyze maps showing precision agricultural data, such as crop yields, soil characteristics, input applications, terrain, drainage patterns, or field management history.
- Demonstrate the applications of geospatial technology, such as Global Positioning System (GPS), geographic information systems (GIS), automatic tractor guidance systems, variable rate chemical input applicators, surveying equipment, or computer mapping software.
- Recommend best crop varieties or seeding rates for specific field areas, based on analysis of geospatial data.
- Analyze geospatial data to determine agricultural implications of factors such as soil quality, terrain, field productivity, fertilizers, or weather conditions.
- Participate in efforts to advance precision agriculture technology, such as developing advanced weed identification or automated spot spraying systems.
- Identify spatial coordinates, using remote sensing and Global Positioning System (GPS) data.
- Draw or read maps, such as soil, contour, or plat maps.
- Compare crop yield maps with maps of soil test data, chemical application patterns, or other information to develop site-specific crop management plans.
- Divide agricultural fields into georeferenced zones, based on soil characteristics and production potentials.
- Advise farmers on upgrading Global Positioning System (GPS) equipment to take advantage of newly installed advanced satellite technology.
- Program farm equipment, such as variable-rate planting equipment or pesticide sprayers, based on input from crop scouting and analysis of field condition variability.
- Contact equipment manufacturers for technical assistance, as needed.
- Provide advice on the development or application of better boom-spray technology to limit the overapplication of chemicals and to reduce the migration of chemicals beyond the fields being treated.
Related Technology & Tools
- Personal computers
- Soil samplers
- Soil electrical conductivity measurement devices
- Desktop computers
- Seed drills
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- Tractor mounted soil probes
- Field personal computers PC
- Laptop computers
- Moisture monitors
- Yield monitor systems
- Air clutches
- Fertilizer spreading equipment
- Variable rate applicators
- Sprayer application equipment
- Automatic land leveling systems
- Lightbar guidance systems
- Automatic boom control systems
- Autosteering systems
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Office
- ESRI ArcPad
- MapShots EASi Suite
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Ag Leader Technology SMS Advanced
- GeoAgro GIS
- Trimble AgGPS MultiPlane
- ESRI ArcView
- Trimble AgGPS EZ-Map
- Farm Works Site Pro
- John Deere Apex Farm Management
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- AGCO GTA Software Suite
- Novariant AutoFarm AF Viewer
- Web browser software
- Microsoft Excel
- SST Development Group SSToolbox