The 2nd International Conference of Precision Agricultural Aviation

The 2nd International Conference of Precision Agricultural Aviation Agenda

Thursday: 2 December 2010

Registration and Social

Friday: 3 December 2010     Ballroom 5 & 6, Hilton Hotel

 8:00 – 8:20 a.m.  Welcome and Workshop Overview

Dr. Yubin Lan, Agricultural Engineer, USDA-ARS-SPARC-APMRU

Dr. Clint Hoffmann, Agricultural Engineer, USDA-ARS-SPARC-APMRU

Dr. Wang Yingkuan, Editor-in-chief, Chinese Academy of Agric Eng

Session Chairs:   Dr. Ron Lacey, Professor, Texas A&M University

Dr. Huang Wenjiang, Research Professor

                        Beijing Research Center for Information Technology in Agriculture

 8:21 –  8:40 a.m.  Fedro S. Zazueta, University of Florida  

        Technology in agriculture: A long term view

 8:41 –  9:00 a.m.  Steve J. Thomson, USDA-ARS, Stoneville, Mississippi

        Flow control and variable-rate aerial application  

 9:01 –  9:20 a.m.  Sorin C. Popescu, Texas A&M University

        Different perspectives on the forests: Lidar remote sensing from the ground, air, and space                                                   

9:21 –  9:40 a.m.  Eric Risch, Prairie View A&M University

        Precision agriculture: Advance in GPS/GIS as applied in agriculture                                                             

9:41 -10:00 a.m. Ruixiu Sui, USDA-ARS, Stoneville, Mississippi

         Ground-based sensing system for precision agriculture  

10:01—10:20 am  Twenty Minutes Break

Session Chairs:  Dr. Steve Thomson, Agricultural Engineer, USDA-ARS, Stoneville, MS

Dr. Zhu Yan, Professor, Nanjing Agricultural University

10:21- 10:40 a.m.  J. Alex Thomasson, Texas A&M University

         Modeling spatial data for precision agriculture & remote sensing: Part I

10:41- 11:00 a.m.  W. Clint Hoffmann, USDA-ARS-SPARC-APMRU

         USDA aerial application research in college station, TX

11:01- 11:20 a.m.  Brad Fritz, USDA-ARS-SPARC-APMRU

         Atomization and transport of aerially applied sprays

11:21- 11:40 a.m. Dan Martin, USDA-ARS-SPARC-APMRU

         Considerations for variable-rate aerial application

11:41- 12:00 a.m. Yubin Lan, USDA-ARS-SPARC-APMRU

          Development of airborne and ground based remote sensing systems for

 precision aerial applications

12:00 – 1:30 pm Lunch, Hilton Hotel Restaurant

1:30 – 4:30 pm Site visit to USDA Labs, Riverside campus

Chair: W. Clint Hoffmann, PhD, Agricultural Engineer, USDA-ARS-SPARC-APMRU

 See the agricultural airplanes, VRT systems, airborne remote sensing system, wind tunnels and droplet size measurement systems.

5:00 – 8:00 pm  Welcome party and dinner at Yubin Lan’s House

8:00 – 9:00 pm Night Visit to College Station Christmas Lights at Central Park

Saturday: 3 December 2010     Brazos Room, Hilton Hotel

Session Chairs:  Dr Zhuping Sheng, Associate Professor, Texas A&M University

Dr. Zhang Xiaochao, Research Professor, Chinese Academy of

 Agricultural Mechanization Sciences                           

 8:00 –  8:20 a.m.  Yufeng Ge, Texas A&M University

        Modeling Spatial Data for Precision Agriculture & Remote Sensing: Part II

 8:21 –  8:40 a.m.  Chenghai Yang, USDA-ARS, Weslaco, Texas

        Airborne multispectral and hyperspectral imaging systems for precision agriculture   

 8:41 –  9:00 a.m.  Yanbo Huang, USDA-ARS, Stoneville, Mississippi

        Airborne remote sensing for precision aerial application of crop production

 and protection materials                                                   

9:01 –  9:20 a.m.  Ning Wang, Oklahoma State University

        Wireless sensor network technology for rapid evaluation of spatial soil property distribution                                                             

9:21  – 9:40 a.m. Shufeng Han-John Deere, Yubin Lan- USDA-ARS  

         Challenges and opportunities in automation of agricultural machinery  

9:41—9:50 am    Ten Minutes Break

Session Chairs:  Dr. Ning Wang, Associate Professor, Oklahoma State University

Dr. Zhang Wei, Professor, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University

9:51- 10:10 a.m.  Zhuping Sheng, Texas A&M University

         Precision irrigation: Estimating ET over Pecan Orchards through moisturing, Eddy covariance and remote sensing

10:11- 10:30 a.m.  Huihui Zhang, Texas A&M University

        Multisensor data fusion in the detection of nitrogen status on crop Canopy

10:31- 10:50 a.m. Ningye Ding, Yubin Lan,  USDA-ARS-SPARC-APMRU

        Rapid identification using an electronic nose

10:51- 11:10 a.m. Wang Yingkuan, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Engineering

        Introduction to International Journals in ABE: CIGR Journal, IAEJ and IJABE

11:11- 11:40 a.m. Max Huff, John Pointon, Yang Han, OminStar

        Omni Star-Satellite positioning

11:41- 12:00 a.m. Discussion, Q&A

12:00 – 1:00 pm Lunch at Hilton Hotel Restaurant

1:00 – 5:30 pm Visit George Bush Library and Texas A&M University Campus

6:00 – 8:30 pm Closing Banquet at Hilton Hotel Oakwood Ballroom

Sunday: 5  December 2010

Check out and early breakfast

Head to Houston

         Then head to George Bush Airport to travel to Savannah, GA to attend the NAAA          (National Agricultural Aviation Association, Dec. 6^th to 9^th).

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