Symposium--Weed ID: Can You Do It? A Robot Can

Oral Session

ASA Section: Agronomic Production Systems

This symposium will feature engineers and biologists who are working in the cutting edge field of sensor development and automation for real-time plant identification. The technology boom is revolutionizing management aspects of both crop and non-crop systems, including advanced target recognition and application systems. Growers will soon have a plant identification monitor sitting next to their yield, soil moisture and nutrient monitors in their tractor cab. In natural areas, outdoor enthusiasts, conservationists, and resource managers will have the ability to identify invasive and other important plant species using identification technology that is also equipped with communication and environmental monitoring devices.

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Cosponsor(s):

Weedy and Invasive Plant Species Community
Agronomic Production Systems
Precision Agriculture Systems Community
Monday, October 22, 2012: 1:00 PM-5:15 PM
Duke Energy Convention Center, Room 206, Level 2
Community Leader:
Stephen Young
Presider:
Stephen Young
1:00 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:03 PM
Automation: The Future of Weed Control.
Stephen Young, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; George Meyer, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2:00 PM
Real-Time Detection and Control of Weeds: Present and Future.
Frits K. Van Evert, Wageningen University and Research Centre; Ard T. Nieuwenhuizen, Wageningen University and Research Centre; Jan Willem Hofstee, Wageningen University and Research Centre; Gerie W. Van der Heijden, Wageningen University and Research Centre
2:30 PM
Bugwood: A Plant Image Archive with Multiple Applications.
Joseph LaForest, University of Georgia; Charles Bargeron, University of Georgia
3:00 PM
Break
3:45 PM
Leafsnap and Other Real-Time Plant Identification Tools.
David Jacobs, University of Maryland
4:15 PM
Robot Fleets, a Promising Future for Weed Control.
Angela Ribeiro, Center for Automation and Robotics (CSIC-UPM); Pablo Gonzalez-de-Santos, Center for Automation and Robotics (CSIC-UPM)
4:45 PM
Robots for Use in the (near) Future?.
Simon Blackmore, Harper Adams University College
5:15 PM
Adjourn