Applying GPS and GIS to Comprehensive Nutrient Management Planning

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Applying GPS and GIS to Comprehensive Nutrient
Management Planning
Greg Albrecht Cornell University Dept. of Animal
Science
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Why?

• Dynamic System of.
• Recording field information
• Analysis
• Decision Support
• Communication
• Maps vs Tables
• Site specific management with the goal of more
  profitable, environmentally sound operation

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Assembly of the CNMP with GIS

• Existing Web-based data.
• http//www.nysgis.state.ny.us/
• Digital Ortho Quarter Quads (DOQQ)
• http//cugir.mannlib.cornell.edu/
• Digital Elevation Models (DEM)
• Hydrography (streams, wetlands, lakes, etc.)
• Roads and Municipal Boundaries
• Soils (Clinton, Columbia, Madison, Otsego,
  Rensselaer, Rockland, Seneca, and Tompkins)
• http//www.ftw.nrcs.usda.gov/ssur_data.html
• Soils (Clinton, Columbia, Delaware, Erie,
  Dutchess, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Oneida,
  Otsego, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, St.
  Lawrence, Saratoga, Seneca)

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Assembly with GPS

• Data Collection via GPS
• Farmstead and Fields
• Areas of concern (barnyards, erosion, manure
  accumulation, etc.)
• Facilities
• Wells
• Roads
• Field Boundaries
• Hydrologically Sensitive Areas
• Tile Lines
• Etc.

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Analysis.
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Erosion Concern
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Leaching and Erosion Concern
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Leaching, Erosion, and Agronomic Considerations
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Implementation.
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Management Information System
Field Implementation
Field Data Storage/Transfer
Central On-Farm Database
Consultant Managed/Customer Tailored Online
Database/Decision Support System