Textbook on Geo Informatics and Nano Technology in Precision Farming

1. Precision Agriculture: Concepts and Techniques- Issues and Concerns for Indian Agriculture: Principles and practices of Precision Agriculture 2. Geo- Informatics: Definition, concepts, Tools and Techniques and their Use in Precision Agriculture 3. Crop Discrimination and Yield Monitoring Techniques 4. Geodesy and its Basic Principles 5. Spatial Data and their Management in GIS 6. Global Positioning System (GPS) Components and its Applications 7. Remote Sensing and its Applications in Agriculture 8. Introduction to Remote Sensing 9. Energy Sources and Interaction 10. Remote Sensing-Image Classification 11. Cartography, Units of Cartography, Map Scale, Symbols used in Cartography, Soil Mapping Techniques 12. Site Specific Nutrient Management (SSNM) for Precision Agriculture 13. Remote Sensing in Soil Survey, Crop Acrage Estimation and Yield Monitoring Application of Nanotechnology in Agriculture Tillage Seed Water fertilizers Plant Protection for Scaling-up Farm Productivity 14. Methods of Synthesis of Nanomaterials 15. Nano Fertilizers- Nano Pestiscides This Textbook on Geo Informatics and Nano Technology in Precision farming is remarkable in throwing light on the spatial aspects such as precision farming, data acquisition system, multispectral remote sensing, remote sensing in thermal infrared region, using G I S, GPS, remote sensing in yield monitoring, soil mapping for land use and land cover detection, fertilizer recommendations, and satellite image interpretation and Nano Technology. This is the first comprehensive study on Geo-informatics meant for students and professionals which brings together the essential elements of Remote sensing, GPS and GIS in the field of agriculture and allied science. …