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Advanced UAS/UAV Application Systems, Data Management Systems, and Bioinformatics Tools

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.

Project Personnel

Dr. Robert Moorhead, Principal Investigator
Director
Geosystems Research Institute
Mississippi State University
Dr. Joby Czarnecki
Associate Research Professor
Geosystems Research Institute
Mississippi State University
Dr. Ali Gurbuz
Assistant Professor
Electric & Computer Engineering
Mississippi State University
Dr. Jing Hu
Assistant Research Professor
Geosystems Research Institute
Mississippi State University
Dr. Mehmet Kurum
Assistant Professor
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Mississippi State University
Dr. Fangni Lei
Assistant Research Professor
Geosystems Research Institute
Mississippi State University
Dr. Raju Rangappa
Assistant Research Professor
Plant & Soil Science
Mississippi State University
Dr. Sathish Samiappan
Assistant Research Professor
Geosystems Research Institute
Mississippi State University
Dr. Bo Tang
Assistant Research Professor
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Mississippi State University

Funding

This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture under agreement no. 58-6064-9-007 – USDA Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS).

Period of Performance

October 1, 2019 – September 30, 2021