Overview

This project is a collaborative agreement between Mississippi State University and the USDA-Agriculture Research Service (ARS). The goal of the project is to develop advanced UAS/UAV application systems, data management systems, and bioinformatics tools that integrate Genetics x Environment x Management (G x E x M) data into precision agricultural crop management for regional relevant crops. The advanced UAS/UAV systems and tools should lead to improvements in agricultural productivity and agricultural landscape management. The Geosystems Research Institute will work with USDA-ARS to:

• Develop best practices for collecting imagery and data with UAS payloads to detect phenomenon within field that indicate plant stress and/or soil health as relates to research undertaken.


• Develop algorithms that automate UAV image processing, for use with in-situ data as appropriate, to detect phenomenon within field that indicate plant stress and/or soil health.


• Develop decision support tools that incorporate imagery collected according to best practices with developed algorithms that can be used to optimize sustainability within Mid-south agricultural production systems.