Remote Sensing

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Remote Sensing Turfgrass

• By Ryan E. Deal

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History Of Remote Sensing

• Gaspard-Felix Tournachon
• Hot Air Balloons Kites
• Fuzzy Image, But Useful
• Possibilities

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History Continued

• Other Uses For Aerial Photography?
• War
• Mapping

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Early Aerial Photography
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Modern Agriculture

• Since The Green Revolution
• The Need For Remote Sensing
• Early Pros Cons
• Advances Pave The Way

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The Need For Advances

• Growing Need For Remote Monitoring
• Expanding Field Of Pests
• Greater Interests In Healthy Turf
• Assistance With Athletic Fields

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Remote Sensing Finds The Turf
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How Can Remote Sensing Be Applied To Turfgrass?

• Satellites
• Aerial Photography
• Handheld Digital Cameras

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Satellites Turfgrass

• There Are A Lot Of Possibilities
• Soil Compaction
• Moisture Levels In The Soil
• Finding The Levels Of Fertilizers Nutrients In
  The Soil
• Erosion

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It Can Do What??!

• These Can Be Achieved With Reflection
• They Eliminate Dependency Of Direct Contact
• Show Signs Of Problems That A Scout Can Miss
• Prevent Diseases Before They Can Infect

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Downsides To Satellites

• It Comes With a Price
• Reoccurrence Times
• Weather
• Education

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Aerial Photography

• Using Airplanes Helicopters For More Than
  Travel!
• Can Be Cheaper Than Satellite Images
• More Frequent Access
• Not As Much Waiting!

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Together We Stand.

• Using The Combination The Prevention, Protection,
  and Elimination Is Greatly Improved!
• Brown Patch Dollar Spot Were Misdiagnosed Only
  10 Of The Time!
• This Is Equivalent To A Scouts Diagnosis
  Probability

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Last But Not Least

• Handhelds Can Be A Great Help.
• Monitoring Progress Of An Area
• Monitoring Digression Of An Area
• Helping The Scout Catalog Sites
• Giving The Grower The Possibility Of Cheaper
  Sample Sending

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Pictures Of Visible Problems Associated With
Turfgrass.
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Water Fungus
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Insects Other Pests
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My Proposal

• Eliminate The Dependency For The Sun
• Design A Structure Large Enough
• Pick A Light Source That Is Comparable With The
  Sun
• Make It Mobile
• The Little Rain Cloud

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How It Works

• Comparable To Satellites Aerial
• Eliminates The Sunlight Weather Problems
• Uses Reflection and Chlorophyll

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The Sky Is The Limit!