National University of Ireland, Maynooth

National University of Ireland, Maynooth

Country: 
Ireland
Description: 

Expertise: Precision agriculture / precision viticulture. Highly detailed sensing of small areas of agriculture (field) and linking soil, drainage, terrain features etc to yields for very small sub-parcels of the land.

Facility: State of the art 360 degree LiDAR scanner, thermal imaging camera, multipspectral cameras, GPS and INU equipment for precision location. Various other sensors. High-end computing facilities (hardware and software) to undertake analysis. Skills in spatial sensors, algorithms, spatial analysis and visualisation

Priority: Linking yields to various features of soil, topography, aspect, fertilisation etc for very small land units (square metres) within a field.