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Exciting possibilities ahead using 3D Machine Control

January 8, 2014 //  by Tom Buman

What good is Precision Conservation if it doesn’t help us apply conservation better and faster? We should expect that a part of Precision Conservation should simplify and automate the routine and the mundane, so the professional conservationists can engage in meaningful conservation planning. My new favorite Precision Conservation topic is fully automated 3D machine control. This will be one of the game changers we have been looking for, if private businesses and government entities can work together. Recently, I worked with Ryan Murguia of …

Category: Precision ConservationTag: LiDAR Data, Natural Resource Conservation Service, Precision Agriculture, Soil Conservation

Let’s start taking the other 50% of soil erosion seriously.

December 30, 2013 //  by Tom Buman

I recall hearing a business maxim some years ago: “What gets measured gets done.” In other words, if there is no standard by which to measure something, it becomes a low priority. Unfortunately, this seems to be the case with soil erosion.For years, resource professionals have had the RUSLE2 soil erosion model to predict the amount of sheet and rill erosion that occurs on a farm. Sheet and rill erosion is caused by a shallow sheet of rainwater that runs across the land. This picks up and transports soil particles already detached by a raindrop …

Category: Soil Erosion

RTK vs. LiDAR – or – RTK & LiDAR

December 17, 2013 //  by Tom Buman

One of the most important data layers in Precision Conservation is the elevation layer, or topographic layer.  But, there is one big question that needs to be answered.  What is the best data source for Precision Conservation; LiDAR or RTK?  The world of elevation data is changing so quickly it is hard to keep up.  But even with all of the options the two most common types of elevation data, for conservation planning, are airborne LiDAR and RTK.  Given that, which should we choose?On one hand, we have airborne LiDAR data that is collected on a …

Category: Precision ConservationTag: LiDAR Data

So what is this thing they call Precision Conservation?

December 11, 2013 //  by Tom Buman

"Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler." - Albert EinsteinIn 2003, Berry et al. defined precision conservation as "a set of spatial technologies and procedures linked to mapped variables, which is used to implement conservation management practices that take into account spatial and temporal variability across natural and agricultural systems.”  After reading this I thought to myself, wow, precision agriculture seems pretty complicated.Not that I disagree with Berry’s definition, but I think a more useful definition for …

Category: Precision ConservationTag: Agriculture, Natural Resource Conservation Service, Precision Agriculture, Soil Conservation, Water Conservation, Water Resource Management

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My deep commitment to agriculture and concern for the environment stems from my early years, working alongside my father and four brothers on the family farm in southwest Iowa. Today I build on that commitment by working to create innovative solutions for pressing problems that affect both farmers and the environment.

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